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Here's Abi, one of our Marines Futures interns, with our ✨5 top tips✨ for avoiding seal disturbance when watching them from out on the water ⛵

Whether you're observing from the land or the sea, our message remains the same – #DoNotDisturb

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict

They think it's all over.

It is now. The webcams will be switched off tomorrow.

All the Osps have migrated now. We wish them a safe journey south and will be awaiting their return.

Thank you for following them and for all your support.
#FoulshawOspreys @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

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Butterflies need two things to thrive: good weather and a healthy environment ☀️🌱

Join us in asking UK retailers to remove synthetic pesticides from sale for a wilder, butterfly-filled future for generations to come 👉 https://butterflyemergency.good.do/rescue-mission/

Picture of a Hen Harrier mid flight

Thanks to brilliant conservation efforts with our partners it has been a record year for Hen Harriers in the Forest of Bowland, with one of the highest number of fledglings recorded in over 40 years! Read all about it here: www.rspb.org.uk/england/engl...

Seals are super vulnerable to disturbance from humans, dogs and watercraft – but do you know the signs to look out for?

Here's our guide (with some artistic charm 🎨).

🦭 SHARE this to spread the word and help keep our seals safe. 🦭

Thanks to artist @lexillustrates.bsky.social

#DoNotDisturb

We're celebrating 10 years of grey seal pups at our #SouthWalney reserve, alongside a record breaking count of 563 seals! 😍

Make sure you stay off beaches where seals are hauled out and enjoy watching them from afar, using binoculars or field scopes. 🔭

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #DoNotDisturb

Mine! All mine!

The ferocious feathered fish filcher guards a snack. We've not seen an intruder like this before. As YW instinctively responds to a begging call he keeps bringing food. Some of the resident chicks may have migrated now. To somewhere safer!
#FoulshawOspreys #Birds

A close-up of a hoverfly on a green leaf surrounded by small white flowers, with a blurred dark background. Large white text reads: “Humanity’s survival depends on nature.” The UNEP logo appears in the top right corner.

If we can’t live without water, why are we poisoning our rivers? If we can’t live without forests, why are we cutting them down? If we can’t live without soil, why are we stripping it of life?

We depend on nature, not the other way around. So why are we pushing our best ally to the brink?

Supper al fresco.

Young Osps are now skilled enough to eat in a tree like this one, silhouetted against the evening sky. It's not easy balancing on a branch while holding a fish. As you'll know if you've ever tried.
#FoulshawOspreys #Birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Those kids always leave the place in such a mess...

Dad does a bit of nest work in preparation for next year. He's been maintaining this nest for 12 years now and has fed 32 chicks that have flown from it. Hats off, mister!
#FoulshawOspreys

Red Veined Darter. Red bodied dragonfly with red veined wings with four red wing spots

A Red Veined Darter warming up by the reed bed at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney

#insects

A hare in profile, standing alert in long grass. The caption shows that 2/3 of Britons support a close season for hares.

A close season for hares would protect this iconic species during its breeding season🛑

Polling shows that 2/3 of people support this🐇

Add your voice to the petition now to call on Government to stand up for nature & animal welfare👇

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Two Bobs!! Egg two has hatched. Welcome aboard Bob 2! (That's enough 2s.)
#FoulshawOspreys #Birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

CHIIIIICK!!! We have a bobblehead who hatched around 1am this morning. Welcome to the world little one!
Thanks to all who were looking out @jillyfix.bsky.social @annalom.bsky.social #FoulshawOspreys #Birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Whilst we're all loving this long spate of sunshine and warmth, our wildlife may not be! 😅

Making these small changes can mean the difference between life and death for many animals and will likely only take a couple of minutes to implement (even if you don't have a garden) 😄

#Cumbria

Female osprey, LF25, sitting on her nest with her mottled, red egg in front of her.

It’s official! We have our first osprey egg of the season at Loch of the Lowes 🪺

Read all about the latest drama on our website - including an attempt at mating mid-lay!

scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/first-e...

So we want to talk about dogs and wildlife disturbance.

It's a tricky subject – and we know lots of you will have thoughts!

Here's the problem: our wildlife see dogs as a threat, even if they're not actively chasing them.

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Intruder 567 from Dumfries and Galloway today.
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@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
#osprey #ukbirds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #FoulshawOspreys

Osprey royalty visits! Blue 556 from Friends of the Ospreys Fron nest in N Wales, chick of 019 from Poole Harbour and KS6 from Dyfi. She's the grandchick of Monty and Telyn at Dyfi and great grandchick of Maya at Rutland.

Welcome back!
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

And then there were three. Dad has just counted them to be sure. The usual pattern is egg 1, then 2 days later egg 2, then three days later, egg 3. They hatch and usually fledge in that order too.
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Meet the neighbours! This the male Osprey who built a nest at Foulshaw last year with his partner. It was a bit rickety, so we have given them a platform for this year. Here's hoping she comes back too.

May we introduce you to...🥁

....Blue 476, a male #osprey currently on the 2nd nest @ Foulshaw Moss! 🦅

He's been on his lonesome for a bit, but we have an inkling he'll have company soon.

Blue 476 is a local, having hatched at a private site in the Lakes in 2021.

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"You don't want to put that there..."
Blue 35 oversees YW's DIY efforts.
The nest has now been dug out to make an egg cup in the middle. Now the sides are being tidied. As the season goes on it will change again for the chicks' needs. Busy busy!
#FoulshawOspreys @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Back together again as a new day dawns.
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Blue is home at Foulshaw Moss @foulshaw2.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #ukbirds

Lunchtime today. This is getting ridiculous. We now have two unringed females fighting over a nest that isn't theirs. YW seems to be keeping well out of the way!
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

We're down to just one mystery female today. Our male, YW (on the left) is fettling the nest and bringing her the occasional fish. Still hoping that Blue 35 comes back. She usually arrives around 30 March. And removes interlopers...
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Ms Mystery shouts for a fish. Females do this to check that the male will be a good provider as they don't fish while nesting. She'll get more than a fish if and when Blue 35 gets back. She's often not back till Mar 30th so fingers crossed.
#FoulshawOspreys #birds @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

An impressive kill made by White YW earlier today. After consuming some of it on the roosting tree for a while, he then flew back to the nest and gave the rest to the new female.

Watch the action now ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey-webcam

#FoulshawOspreys #Cumbria #LakeDistrict

A dramatic continuation of the #FoulshawOspreys story yesterday, when an unidentified female arrived and staked a claim on the old nest 😱

There have been a number of attempts by White YW to mate with her.

Watch with us ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey-webcam

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict