Smardale is a great place to hear the dawn chorus in full flow. Visiting info👇
cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserve…

In Cumbrian dialect, 'chatterhen' is wren

In lore, wren is a symbol of life and energy, and brings good fortune. Harming it or it's nest is strictly forbidden, and anyone who breaks this taboo will die from a lightning strike!

#birds #folklore #language #Cumbria
📷 Andy Rouse

Great advice, just in time for #NoMowMay !

The ornithological version of a solar eclipse 🌘

#SolarEclipse2024

Rue-leaved saxifrage, Saxifraga tridactylites, growing on the edge of the Walney Channel in Barrow for #wildflowerhour

They're coming! 💜

Social prescribing helps people connect to their local spaces which means people can feel...
☀ Less stressed
☁ Less fatigued
🌲 Less anxious

Send your GP a postcard to celebrate the value of about green prescribing. 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/nature-helps

Bird on a stick 08 04 24

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing for a mate.

RSPB cumbriabirds #sharemysigma #bos2024 #BirdsOfTwitter