A wildlife trust in Cumbria has secured lottery money to enable it to record memories of the Lakeland fells. Cumbria Wildlife Trust has secured funding from The Heritage Lottery Fund for its latest project, High Fell - The Cumbria Landscape Story. The oral history project will record memories of how the fells have changed since World War Two. Memories and stories … [Read more...] about High Fell – The Cumbria Landscape Story
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Arctic Charr numbers increase in Ennerdale
Arctic Charr numbers have increased in Ennerdale Water thanks to a conservation project. Numbers of charr had dwindled to just a few hundred during the last couple of decades, from a population estimated around 11,000. The Wild Ennerdale Partnership, which is returning the valley to a more natural ecosystem, has worked on a number of measures to help improve conditions … [Read more...] about Arctic Charr numbers increase in Ennerdale
Red Kites doing well in Cumbria
Red kites, reintroduced into the Lake District earlier this year, are doing well according to the Forestry Commission. Reports indicate that they are thriving and are spreading out around Cumbria and further afield. Iain Yoxall, Forestry Commission wildlife ranger at Grizedale Forest who managed the reintroduction, said: “As far as we can tell the birds are doing … [Read more...] about Red Kites doing well in Cumbria
Hay meadow survey
Recent years have seen a decline in traditional hay meadows by over 90% in the U.K. This decline has occurred due to changes in meadow management with ploughing, drainage, reseeding and the addition of fertilisers as primary factors. What is more this resource has become fragmented, isolated and is often found outside the current farming context in areas such as road … [Read more...] about Hay meadow survey
Red Kites return to the Lake District
The Forestry Commission is spearheading a three-year project to reintroduce red kites into parts of the Lake District. This is the first operation of its kind in North West England and the last red kite reintroduction project in England. Last month, June 2010, Forestry Commission wildlife rangers from Grizedale brought 30 birds, soon after hatching, from Rockingham … [Read more...] about Red Kites return to the Lake District