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Cumbria Wildlife Trust Our natural world is in trouble and wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate and it’s crucial that we all continue to make more space for nature, to give our struggling wildlife the chance to recover and to restore beautiful wild places. We caught up with Michelle Waller, from Cumbria Wildlife Trust, to tell us more about their campaign: #30DaysWild.
contact with nature this June, by doing a ‘random act of wildness’ every day for 30 days: listen to bees buzzing, taking wildlife photographs, star-gazing or taking your coffee-break watching birds from your window. It doesn’t need to be complicated; you don’t need to have any special knowledge and it needn’t take long –enjoy the time you take and just a few minutes a day is enough to benefit us and to notice what is out there!
Tell us about the work of Cumbria Wildlife Trust and why it’s so important. We’re the only voluntary organisation that’s devoted to the conservation of the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria, by looking after nature reserves, which are refuges for threatened plants and animals, as well as being unspoilt places that you can visit. We also focus on projects to protect certain species and habitats, like bumblebees, hay meadows and peat bogs.
#30DaysWild has been going since 2015 and since then we estimate that over 1 million people have taken part nationwide! Our research with the University of Derby on show that taking part in 30 Days Wild increases people’s wellbeing and heightened sense of nature long after the challenge is over.
Over the last year people have realised how important contact with nature and the natural environment is. The nature reserves we care for and the work we do over the whole of Cumbria gives people a place to ‘take that breath’ and enjoy natural surroundings. What is 30 Days wild and what does it achieve?
It’s free to take part and there are packs for businesses, schools, and care homes.
#30DaysWild is our annual nature challenge – we’re encouraging everyone to enjoy the benefits of daily
How can our guests best enjoy wildlife when they are in the Lakes on a visit?
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