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Cumbria Wildlife Trust
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We're a conservation charity dedicated to protecting nature in Cumbria. Become a member today to support wildlife and wild places! 🐿️🌱👇
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/join
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📢 ACTION NEEDED: The Govt's potentially disastrous Planning Bill is nearly law.

An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection for nature – but it needs MP support to stay in.

Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130 👇
https://wtru.st/PIB-last-chance
📢 We're back at Kendal Mountain Festival ! 😄⛰️

Come and find us at Basecamp Village for a chat between 21st and 23rd November. 😄

For full info about the festival ⬇️
www.kendalmountainfestival.com/

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Kendal #KendalMountainFestival
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Help us lead and engage the next generation in taking action for wildlife! 💚

We are looking for people to help with our existing group, the Barrow Badgers.

More info ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/volunteering-opportunities/wildlife-watch-helpers-barrow

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Got a bird feeder? Then expect more visits from the bright and cheerful bullfinch! 😄🐦

Wow that we're fully into autumn, bullfinches are both much easier to spot and much more reliant on our feeders. 😋

Have you been lucky enough to spot this burst of colour? 🤔

#Cumbria #NatureInFlux
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Thinking about Christmas presents yet? 🎁👀

Filled to the brim with the most striking wildlife pics from our 2025 photography competition, give someone the gift of nature to be enjoyed throughout the new year! ☺️

Buy now ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/shop

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Are you a landowner with hay meadow areas?

The FREE session will include an informative talk and a tour of the nursery and seedbank facilities.

📍Gosling Sike, CA3 0LD
📅 Wednesday 26th November 2025, 10am-3pm

Contact the email address below for bookings ⬇️
grassland@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ever seen this fiery eyed duck? 👀🔥

As many as 48,000 individuals will arrive here from northern Europe as part of #NatureInFlux, taking advantage of the more plentiful food sources. 🤯

Look out for those gorgeous orange heads on the males, especially in the coming weeks.

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
📢 Join us online for Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s 2025 Annual General Meeting 😄

Hear about our successes over the past year, plus an update on our marine conservation work and exciting new projects! 👀

Book below ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-11-21-annual-general-meeting-2025
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Why you should play our Win for Wildlife lottery:

✅ Win up to £500
✅ Play from as little as £2
✅ Become a vital part of nature's recovery

By playing, you'll be helping conservation efforts to save vulnerable species and landscapes 💚⛰️

Play⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/support/lottery-draw
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What do you think we've found here – a weird fungus perhaps? Nature's early Christmas baubles? 👀

These colourful beauties are actually cherry wasp 'galls' – growths on the leaves caused by cherry gall wasp larvae! 🐝

Have you ever seen a wasp gall before? Let us know down below! 👇

#Cumbria
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
📢 Our Reserves team need YOUR help! 💚

From removal of invasive species to tree planting, there are a whole range of activities for all ages to get involved in at our Conservation Days! 😄

Book ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-11-12-conservation-day-meathop-moss-nature-reserve
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Last chance to apply for this exciting opportunity! Restore the landscape, engage local community & work with volunteers.

💵 £32,140pa + 9% pension cont.
⌚ Permanent, full-time role
📅 Closes Mon 17 Nov 2025

Info 👇
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/skiddaw-forest-project-officer
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A huge thanks to Penny Watson for these gorgeous photos of some of our reserves in all their autumnal splendour! 🍂🥰

Make it your goal to explore these before winter kicks in! 🗺️

Take a look down below 👇

Find your nearest reserve here ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves

#Cumbria
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 Our 2026 calendar is now available to buy!

It's filled with the most striking wildlife pics from our 2025 photography competition. Bring the best of nature into your home throughout the new year (or give it as a gift!) 💚

Buy now ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/shop

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 Rare parasitic wasp found in #Carlisle 😮

Check out this ichneumon wasp that was found by one of our volunteers, Jane Orgee, in an oak tree at our Gosling Sike site. 👀

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict

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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Grace in simplicity. A Little Ringed Plover wading quietly through the calm shallows, a perfect fit for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme: #paddling birds.

#birds #birdphotography
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Snacktime! 🐿️😍

During autumn, red squirrels scour their habitats for nuts, berries & other vital energy sources. They don't hibernate, so they cache lots of this foraged food in shallow holes and tree crevices to keep them going through the cold winter months.

🎥 Paul Burke

#NatureInFlux
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
One lovely side effect of the leaves falling! Where have you spotted kingfishers in #Cumbria?
EXPOSED - Kingfishers this time of year are more easily spotted now the foliage has gone. A nice fish flip today by my local Kingfisher with some lovely autumn colours!

#lakedistrict #wildlife #kingfishers

@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Short visit this morning to @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney and was greeted in the car park by the wee fella in full song
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The fungi are currently flourishing at Dubbs Moss – our ✨Reserve of the Month✨

This fantastic mixture of woodland, fen grassland and hawthorn scrub is a brilliant place to explore at this time of year. 😄

Visiting info ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/dubbs-moss
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Time for a nap don't you think? Our bats would certainly agree! 🦇

In this period of #NatureInFlux, these incredible flying mammals are all looking for somewhere cosy to recharge their bat-teries. 🤭

Here are five of our favourites heading into hibernation!

Which is your favourite UK bat? 🤔

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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📢 LAST CHANCE to book your place on this fascinating online talk!

Discover the mysterious subject of bird migration and the different ways in which birds fly together. 👀

Last chance to book your place ⬇️
http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/.../2025-11-11...
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Looking to get directly involved with protecting wildlife and their habitats? Fancy learning some new practical skills? 🤔

Our conservation days cover a range of dates and are open to all age ranges and experience levels!

Sign up ⬇️
http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/.../conservation-days
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📢 Places are still available for our online talk on bird migration! 🖥️🐦

Discover what we know about this mysterious subject and the movements of birds. 👀

Book now ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-11-11-birds-feather-migration-and-movement
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Booked your ticket for one of our FREE screenings of Ocean with David Attenborough? Events in Kendal, Carlisle & Maryport this month 🌊 👇cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/ocean-film-screenings

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #OceanFilm #OceanWithDavidAttenborough #ReviveOurOcean @reviveourocean.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What has five pairs of eyes, three pairs of jaws and can be found lurking in the pools of #Cumbria? 👀

Join our reserves officer, Scott Petrek, as he heads to Lowick Common to find out! 🔍

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM