Moth ID course at Mungrisdale!
Identifying Moths and Eycott Hill visit
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.
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Kate Cartmell Done will be leaving for university in Bangor very shortly. While she’ll be dearly missed here for all her fantastic work, Cumbria Wildlife Trust has decided to take on 2 new…
Things have been ramping up as I try to tie up loose ends and prepare for university, and I have spent some time on the Isle of Cumbrae learning to survey marine mammals. Here is my summary for…
During a Wildlife Bioblitz in mid July with local experts, Cumbria Wildlife Trust staff, and the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre, and of course everyone who attended from beginners to experts, 27…
After lots of practice flapping about the nest the #FoulshawOspreys chicks have fledged.
Eyes on Eycott Hill is a wonderful animated film produced by a group from the Edington Centre in Penrith. The work was inspired by site visits to the nature reserve and stories written by children…
The highlight of June was a fantastic week in Northern Ireland with our marine trainees, meeting Ulster Wildlife’s Nature Skills trainees and rekindling my interest in our seas.
On the 30th June we got a close up view of the #FoulshawOspreys chicks as they were ringed.
We enjoyed a brilliant creative writing day at Eycott Hill back in May. The sun was shining, sky larks singing, and inspiration found at every turn.
Our next blog about #FoulshawOspreys is brought to you by Grace who is on a student placement with Cumbria Wildlife Trust and helping out Reserve Officer Simon Thomas to bring you the latest story…