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Cumbria Wildlife Trust
http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.blogspot.com
Find out about UK wildlife, conservation issues, wildlife gardening and more with the Cumbria Wildlife Trust blog.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust is the only voluntary organisation devoted solely to the conservation of the wildlife and wildplaces of Cumbria. We manage over 40 nature reserves and run a number of different conservation projects.
- Added on: Oct 29th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
- Listed in: Science & Nature Wild Animals
- Tags: Nature conservation wildlife cumbria nature reserves cumbria wildlife trust
Recent Posts
Robins by Hetti Sansom
The robin, with its distinctive bright red breast is most commonly associated with winter; however, it can be spotted throughout the year throughout the UK.There are an estimated 5,895,000 annual breeding pairs in the UK, who make their homes in wood...
Where did all our hedgehogs go? By Kirsty Jackson
Our native hedgehog is much loved by our nation. It was once one of the most easily spotted mammals and here in Cumbria the literary association with Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiggywinkle has deepened our affections for this spiny rotund little animal. ...
Spooky Spiders in your bath this Halloween? by Hetti Sansom
Have you found a spider in the bath lately? It is most likely be a male house spider (Tegenaria domestica) looking for a mate, he'll have found his way in through an open window or door but found himself accidentally falling in the bath and unable to...
Autumn Colours by Barbara Thompson
Have you been out to see the leaves this year? Every autumn the countryside is cloaked with this fluttering coat of many colours - red, yellow, green, black, purple, orange, violet, gold - every hue and tint you can think of is represented in the bla...
Planning to protect – by Kirsty Jackson
Cumbria is lucky enough to have a wealth of natural wonders with a mosaic of differing habitats and individual species. Sadly many of these are endangered or in decline. This decline is caused by such things as habitat fragmentation, intensive farmin...
Robin Red Breast - by Hetti Sansom
It is probably our favourite British bird, commonly associated with winter, found all over the UK and spotted all year round - the robin with its bright red breast.Image by Hetti SansomThere are an estimated 5,895,000 annual breeding pairs found in t...
