Savers with Furness Building Society have helped to raise just under £7,000 to protect red squirrels in Cumbria

The warm conditions of the last week have encouraged a profusion of the rare Scotch argus butterfly to take to the air at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Smardale Nature Reserve, near Kirkby Stephen.

Visitors will soon see the start of works to create a new visitor experience, car park and accessible walkway

It’s 40 years since we purchased Smardale Nature Reserve near Kirkby Stephen