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Surveys

alt text National Bat Monitoring Programme

  National Bat Monitoring Programme  The BCT runs a number of national, annual surveys through a volunteer... 

alt text Great Seabird Mystery

  This year for Springwatch I’m investigating the great seabird mystery: why are some colonies... 

alt text Make Your Nature Count

The RSPB wants to know what crawls, slithers, scuttles, flutters and flies in your garden with its new... 

Birds

alt text 177 year wait over – First chicks for Great Bustard

For the first time since 1832, the Great Bustard – one of Europe’s most threatened birds – has... 

alt text Seabirds on the seashore?

A report published this week by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee has revealed major declines in... 

alt text Cumbrian osprey returns – to Lancashire

A Lake District osprey born at the nest on the east side of Bassenthwaite Lake, near Keswick, two years... 

Projects

How to clean a birdfeeder….

Cleaning the bird feeder. Now that Christmas day is over, we hope you had a great day,  we can get back on with cleaning the bird... 

December 28, 2008 | Read the story »

Holly – desktop wallpaper

With the first real frost of the season upon us we have been out with the digital camera and have some great desktop images for your... 

December 1, 2008 | Read the story »

Tea break – Animal word search

If you are looking for something to give to the children to do on a wet afternoon, or maybe you just want to pass the time over a cup... 

October 6, 2008 | Read the story »

Build a Bird Box

A great project for the winter is to build a bird box.  They are very simple and inexpensive to make providing homes for our feathered... 

September 7, 2008 | Read the story »

Plants

Grow more trees in the National Park

Landowners are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The scheme aims to increase the area of... 

May 18, 2009 | Read the story »

Hawthorn Heralds Summer

May sees The Hawthorn (Crataegus mongyna), or Mayflower is bursting into bloom in our British hedgerows. Summer has arrived The blooming... 

May 17, 2009 | Read the story »

A Rare White Violet

From late February to May in shade at the edges of woodland or in hedgerows we can find clumps of sweet violet (viola odorata).  Read More →

March 14, 2009 | Read the story »

Spring Arrives in Cumbria

The end of February has seen a very mild week with temperatures jumping from 4 to 10 degrees Celcius. Light breezes and spring sunshine... 

March 2, 2009 | Read the story »

News

Grow more trees in the National Park

Landowners are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The scheme aims to increase the area of... 

May 18, 2009 | Read the story »

Spring Arrives in Cumbria

The end of February has seen a very mild week with temperatures jumping from 4 to 10 degrees Celcius. Light breezes and spring sunshine... 

March 2, 2009 | Read the story »

Hedging success in National Park

Organisers of the first hedging contest held in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are giving themselves a big pat on the back after... 

December 2, 2008 | Read the story »

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