Huge, furry zeppelins of the insect world
Professor Dave Goulson explains when to look out for bumblebees emerging and how to tell them apart.
Blog: Wildlife gardening
Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by reading about the wild experiences, wildlife insights and recollections of staff and volunteers – writers from all over the organisation, from our Reserve Officers to our student placements.
We welcome guest bloggers! If you have something to write home about - whether you've got a trail cam in your garden, or you've been bird watching, or visited one of our nature reserves - if it's to do with Cumbria's wildlife and wild places then we'd love to hear from you!
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Meet Gosling Sike’s bees
On the search for bees, the Planting for Pollinators Conservation Officers have been enjoying sunny breaks in Gosling Sike’s Wildlife Garden. Here’s a closer look at just some of the bees you can…
Shelter, food and drink – just what your wildlife needs to thrive
When people think about attracting wildlife to a garden, it’s often all about birds and mammals. Liz Newport of Buzy Lizzie Garden Design and Wildroof Landscapes (Corporate Members of Cumbria…
Looking out for spring's pollinators
With daylight lasting longer each day, spring is well underway across Cumbria. This means that many of our early pollinators have emerged after a long winter.
Swift Lodge – a true home for swifts
Covid, and the lockdowns that came with it, has meant that many of us are spending more time at home, and perhaps looking for ways to extend the living space.
A new improved garden for bees, birds and deer
Cedar Manor is a family-owned small, luxury hotel in Windermere. The owners, Caroline and Jonathan Kaye, have improved their hotel grounds for wildlife over the last two years and below they tell…
A fly in disguise - meet the dark-edged bee-fly
Out in spring, dark-edged bee-flies are one of the first pollinators you’ll encounter in the year. A furry fly with a high-pitched buzz, you’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s a bumblebee!
What to look for in the garden in autumn
How important is it just to walk around the garden at this time of year and just get a sense of what is happening to wildlife?
Gardening for hedgehogs
Sadly, I really can't remember the last time I saw a living hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
An apple arch for wildlife
We started to construct the Apple archway walk in the autumn off 2019.