Drainage and tree planting in the 1950s-60s posed a severe threat to the ecosystem at Foulshaw Moss. However, since its purchase in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust significant habitat restoration work has taken place and many species are returning. Sphagnum mosses, carnivorous sundews, cranberry and bog-rosemary are just some of the plants that thrive here. […]
On Thursday 14th March 2024, Louise Bentley from Bolton and Bury Swifts gave a talk ‘Summer Wings – Saving Swifts, Swallows and Martins’. Swifts have lived alongside us for centuries, as our close companions, but like many birds they have declined alarmingly and are now Red Listed. The Swift population in the UK has halved […]
Unfortunately the weather was foul on the night of this talk, so the audience was smaller than usual. But if you couldn’t make it, fear not, for here’s a summary, from the speaker himself, of what was said. You’ll need to click the Continue Reading… button to use the link. Discover the top predators and […]