We’ve had lots of fun over the last two months working with Prism Arts and primary school children from St Herbert’s in Keswick, Greystoke and Penruddock on the fantastic arts programme.

So where do I begin? I’m now into my third month as the Eycott Hill placement student here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust, and I’ve been involved in the work parties at Eycott Hill.

Eycott Hill was a busy place on Tuesday this week as lots of volunteers came along to help us as part of the annual Fell Care Day, organised by Friends of the Lake District.

If you’ve been to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve recently you might have noticed our lovely hay meadow.

It was our Family Discovery Day at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve on Saturday 27th June. The sun was shining and we all had a great day, and hopefully the visitors did too! Now I’ve finally finished…

Last week was a busy training week for me. First up was a lichen course with some of my colleagues at Cumbria Wildlife Trust, led by the very knowledgeable Allan Pentecost, an emeritus professor…

The purchase of Eycott Hill is complete, we’ve got staff in place, and we can’t wait to get started on the exciting restoration and access project to improve the site for wildlife and people.

We've been awarded £1.6 millon from the Heritage Lottery Fund to buy and restore Eycott Hill.