We're taking on the care of two important areas of limestone pavement for their special wildlife
We're delighted to take over the management of two special nature reserves near Burton-in-Kendal
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Backyard tree growers of Staveley plant out saplings in Craggy Wood
Hundreds of native tree saplings have been planted in Staveley Woodlands near Kendal by local people who campaigned to save their much-loved Craggy Wood
New campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms
More than 60 nature, planning, health and equality organisations, including the Wildlife Trusts, have today (21 Feb) launched a new ‘Nature For Everyone’ campaign, calling for a ‘legal right to…
Leave peat undisturbed – in bogs, not bags!
New analysis by The Wildlife Trusts has calculated the shocking impacts of extracting peat for use in horticulture.
Marine wildlife threatened by oil spill in Irish Sea
Over 500 barrels of crude oil were leaked from a pipeline in the Irish Sea, which runs between Conwy in Wales and Douglas on the Isle of Man
Local landscape artist leads our festival celebrating the arts and nature
We're launching our 60th anniversary celebration of the Arts in Nature with a series of workshops led by artist Julia Garner
We want to hear about your local nature heroes!
This year Cumbria Wildlife Trust turns 60 and to celebrate, we are recognising and thanking 60 nature champions who are doing great things to bring back wildlife in our county
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery help to bring back wetland wildlife and tackle climate change near Witherslack, South Lakes
Generous donation of £90,000 by People’s Postcode Lottery initiative, designed to support projects tackling climate change, has made it possible for us to buy new land for peatland restoration and…
“Radical” rhetoric of farming reform promising, but lack of details and urgency still puts nature at risk, says UK nature charities
Today, the Government has announced further details on two new schemes for rewarding farmers in England for producing food sustainably, while supporting nature’s recovery and tackling climate…
Our marine highlights of 2021
We celebrate some of the weird and wonderfully-named sea life found on the Cumbrian coast and share our memorable marine wildlife moments - both highs and lows - from 2021