As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are shining a light on Jenny Bowes, our new RSPB Conservation Grazing Manager here at Wild Haweswater. Six months into her role, Jenny is helping shape our ambitious landscape recovery work, by managing our livestock across the 30km2 of rainforest, woodland, moorland, river and […]
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We’re so excited that our brilliant team of RSPB Badger Hide Guide Volunteers are in the final of the VisitEngland Tourism Superstar Awards 2026. Our team of Caroline (featured in the video link below), Phil (featured in the video), Kathryn, Phil, Lee, Gillian, Graham and Mel are our amazing volunteers who have helped us take
Twiggy’s powerful film, explaining how trees can help with flooding and climate change has won an international prize! ‘Wood You Believe It‘ claimed the ‘IPST Education Award‘ as part of the Goethe Institute’s ‘Science Film Festival‘ 2025. More than 1,500 films from 110 countries were submitted to the festival, and 123 films were selected for
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Another year has whizzed by, so grab a brew or a cheeky pint and that slice of Christmas cake that has been eyeing you up all day, and check out some of the highlights from Wild Haweswater in 2025… January The year began with a flurry of white. Not with snow, but with a Great
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On Monday (15 December),VisitEngland revealed the 10 finalists to make the shortlist of its Tourism Superstar competition and we’re delighted to say that our Badger Hide Guide volunteers are among them! VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar competition, now in its 14th year, seeks out champions working in tourism who provide fantastic experiences for visitors, as well as showcasing
‘Wood You Believe It’, an animated film which features our very own Twiggy, a Cumbrian Red Squirrel, who guides viewers through the incredible benefits that trees provide, has been officially chosen for the highly acclaimed Manchester Animation Festival. This selection brings the film home to the north west, on the back of an incredible year
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The Cumbrian River Restoration Partnership Programme – led by the Environment Agency and Natural England – has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Thiess International Riverprize Awards. The winner of the award, which sees the Cumbria programme’s work compete alongside finalists Chicago River, USA; Vjosa River, Albania and Klamath River, USA will be
You might remember my previous blog introducing Twiggy, a little Red Squirrel with a big message about how trees help reduce flooding. Well she’s recently gone global! Read on to find out more…. What’s happened? ‘Wood You Believe It’ is a visually stunning animated film that illustrates how practical measures can protect homes, farms, and
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We often get questions about our farming operation, so this Nature-Friendly Farming Week (19-25 May 2025), grab a brew and a biscuit (locally produced of course) and settle down to read all about what we’re up to on our not-so-conventional farm here at Wild Haweswater… From initially protecting England’s only Golden Eagles, to building our
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The Shap Outdoor Festival 2025 (SOF25) returns this spring for a month-long celebration of nature, wildlife and conservation, running from Saturday 26 April to Sunday 25 May. We’re delighted to take part again and this year, the festival will spotlight Cumbria’s temperate rainforests – a rare and remarkable ecosystem found right here at Wild Haweswater,
