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.

The month of September brought lots of earth (plug planting), some wind (it's Cumbria) and no fire (phew) and also means I've been at Cumbria Wildlife Trust for a whole year! Terrible…

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.

Summer is proving to be even busier than expected, hence the lack of blog posts, but I'm not complaining about how much time I'm spending out of the office! Here is an update on how I’ve…

Ringing the 2015 Foulshaw Moss osprey chicks

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

After weeks of practice, #FoulshawOspreys finally take flight

Intruders from the air that is! Three (probably four) other adult ospreys seen around the #FoulshawOspreys nest.

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…

FoulshawOspreys 3 eggs finally all hatch, and we look at their first 2 weeks of life.