Cumbria Nature Festival 2026

On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May the Solway Coast National Landscape team attended the first Cumbria Nature Festival, the event was held at Rivendell, Stainburn. A fantastic new event bringing people together to learn, share and celebrate all things nature in Cumbria and beyond. It was great to chat to people about the Solway […]

Bird Ringing Demonstration Events!

We will be joining the West Cumbria Ringing Group for a closer look into bird ringing. These are informal sessions where you can observe the group with birds in hand, see the equipment that’s used to record information, watch as the birds are released and learn more about the habitats at Crosscanonby Carr that make […]

Low spring tides in Allonby Bay!

A low tide at sunset last night. Take a look at these photographs taken by National Landscape Officer Laura at Crosscanonby in early March 2026. The photos show an exciting glimpse into the magical world that lies just beneath the water here on the Solway Coast. Dog fish, Common Starfish, Whelks and a Spider Crab were amongst […]

Archaeological discoveries at Drumburgh!

Through our Farming in Protected Landscape programme (FiPL) we have been able to support Grampus Heritage & Training with their ongoing investigation in the fascinating history of the Solway Coast National landscape. Beginning in late January, geophysical surveying took place on the marsh, collecting a large amount of data that will be processed and interpreted back […]

Meadow management at Crosscanonby Carr

If you visit Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve you might notice that the meadow area has been cut back in preparation for spring. This cutting is part of our long term management of the area as a wildflower meadow. The cuttings have been collected and piled around the edge of the site. This is an important step […]

Teaming up to tackle litter!

In February our team of fantastic volunteers were joined by a group of volunteers from Silloth-on-Solway Golf Club, together they tackled a very windy Silloth West Beach. With so many hands to help, the group were able to clean a huge stretch of beach. From foil balloons to car tyres there was a large variety […]

𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!

Volunteer opportunity details from Grampus Heritage and Training:  We would like to invite you to work off those mince pies by joining us for some exciting archaeological fieldwork at Drumburgh and on Burgh and Easton Marsh. This fieldwork follows on from our geophysical survey at Drumburgh Castle Farm and our excavations there in October last […]

2025 Bird Ringing Report – Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve

Interesting findings at Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve!  The West Cumbria Ringing Group have released their report for Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve 2025.In 2025 the group ringed or re-trapped 241 individual birds of 31 species at this site, an increase from 27 species recorded in 2024. One of the most interesting species recorded was the Cetti’s Warbler, […]

FiPL at four: making a difference across protected landscapes

We are now in the fourth year of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme, and what a fantastic four years it has been! Take a look at this Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) blog post to learn more about the tremendous impact FiPL has had on protected landscapes across England. Farming in […]