A new project, called 'Hedgehog Street', is being launched by two charities to help stop the decline of the hedgehog population. Two charities, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) and the Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) have joined forces to carry out a three year project to conserve and research hedgehogs. Local hedgehog champions are being … [Read more...] about Hedgehog Street – Neighbourhood watch for hedgehogs
Countryside
National beanpole week highlights plight of birds
Gardeners are being urged to purchase coppiced beanpoles, sourced from local forests, to help protect birds such as the nightingale. Bringing coppiced woodlands back to our countryside will help threatened birds including nightingales and willow warblers, according to the RSPB. Coppicing is the craft of carefully cutting trees to ground level and managing the new shoots … [Read more...] about National beanpole week highlights plight of birds
Send us your winter images
As the icy grip transforms our land, countryside and urban areas take on a whole new look. This popular walk in the north of Cumbria is transformed by the winter snow into a scene from The Chronicles of Narnia. You can just imagine Mr Tumnus walking along the icy path or a speedy sleigh taking the White Witch to her palace. We want to know how the winter has … [Read more...] about Send us your winter images
Petition demands end to killing of birds of prey
Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca Davies has accepted a petition signed by more 200,000 people and many organisations demanding an end to the killing of birds of prey. The petition is the largest ever collected by the RSPB. Dr Mark Avery, the RSPB’s Director of Conservation, handed the petition to the Minister in front of a giant mosaic of a peregrine, held aloft by … [Read more...] about Petition demands end to killing of birds of prey
Podcast: Grey Squirrel spotted.
The grey squirrel is spreading through the UK and wiping out the native red squirrel. We spotted this grey squirrel in a park in Carlisle, Cumbria last week. Grey squirrels are an alien species and were introduced to the UK from the USA in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. They are distinguished from red squirrels by their grey fur, smaller ear tufts and … [Read more...] about Podcast: Grey Squirrel spotted.