I'm back! First osprey sighting of the year at Foulshaw
Great news this week. finally an osprey was spotted flying into Foulshaw Moss with a fish at lunchtime on Sunday 5th April. Several frustrating days of fog followed, but it was spotted…
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Know Your Osprey
If you’re an expert birder then you’re probably already pretty adept at picking out a distinctive bird like the osprey – but for those of us a little less expert in all things feathery it can be…
All Change! Introduction to 2015 Foulshaw osprey season
I'm delighted to be taking over as Reserves Officer, with responsibility for Foulshaw Moss. Let me introduce myself - my name is Simon Thomas. I've lived in the area for 25 years and…
Where are the osprey now?
As excitement mounts ahead of their return, there are a couple of questions that we often get asked about our lovely osprey – where are they now and how do we know they’ll be back?
Leap frogging into spring!
Amphibians such as frogs, toads and newts are suffering from global decline and so it is wonderful to see what can only be described as an explosion of frogs at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve this…
Previously on Osprey Watch...
Christmas has nothing on the levels of excitement building towards April when we hope to see our osprey back at Foulshaw Moss. Last year we had a fantastically successful year with 3 chicks…
Handsome marsh harrier sighting
How exciting! We’ve had a marsh harrier sighting, which was spotted at Foulshaw Moss nature reserve this week (15 February) by David, our Conservation Manager here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
It's wonderful news!
We've been awarded £1.6 millon from the Heritage Lottery Fund to buy and restore Eycott Hill.
My First Few Weeks as Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Apprentice Conservation Officer!
As Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s new Apprentice Conservation Officer, I will writing a regular blog to provide an insight into what I’m getting up to in my new role and hopefully inspire a few people…
Going...going ...gone!
Well it had to happen. The only images coming back from Foulshaw Moss osprey cam now are that of an empty nest. Yes all our chicks had successfully fledged by mid-day on 24th July