South Walney Nature Reserve

Your objections made a difference in 2023 💪 Will you speak up for wildlife again? Say NO to new plans to create a holiday resort @ #Roanhead, close to Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve & a wealth of wonderful wildlife that's vulnerable to disturbance. (1/2) #SaveRoanhead

"Nature does not block growth – it is the very foundation on which growth is built." says Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at @WildlifeTrusts after @RachelReevesMP 's announcements about major infrastructure projects last week. Read more 👇cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/thewildli…

So what happened with all those seagrass seeds we collected last year? 🤔 Here's Amber, one of our Marine Officers, to tell you about the next step in our restoration plans – essentially making little seagrass offerings for the #Walney Channel mudflats! (1/2) #Cumbria

Let us introduce you to our returning seal mums! 🦭💚 Our Marine Team spend a lot of time during the autumn and winter months surveying our seal colony at @_southwalney Nature Reserve – keeping an overall count and checking how many pups are born. (1/4) #Cumbria

To round off the day @_SouthWalney , the Barn Owls were out hunting, this from late afternoon, but also out this morning as they would have been unable to feed for the last couple of days.