{"id":2892,"date":"2021-06-28T16:11:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:23:23","slug":"cumbria-wildlife-trust-and-30dayswild-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakelovers.co.uk\/blog\/cumbria-wildlife-trust-and-30dayswild-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumbria Wildlife Trust and #30DaysWild Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re supporting the #30DaysWild Campaign with Cumbria Wildlife Trust<\/p>\n

Our natural world is in trouble and wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate and it\u2019s 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. \u00a0Lakelovers are Corporate Members of Cumbria Wildlife Trust, and\u00a0 we caught up with Michelle Waller, from Cumbria Wildlife Trust, to tell us more about their campaign: #30DaysWild.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tell us about the work of Cumbria Wildlife Trust and why it\u2019s so important. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

We\u2019re the only voluntary organisation that\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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 \u2018take that breath\u2019 and enjoy natural surroundings.<\/p>\n

What is 30 Days wild and what does it achieve? <\/strong><\/h4>\n

#30DaysWild is our annual nature challenge \u2013 we\u2019re encouraging everyone to enjoy the benefits of daily contact with nature this June, by doing a \u2018random act of wildness\u2019 <\/strong>every day for 30 days: listen to bees buzzing, taking wildlife photographs, star-gazing or taking your coffee-break watching birds from your window. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t need to be complicated; you don\u2019t need to have any special knowledge and it needn\u2019t take long \u2013enjoy the time you take and just a few minutes a day is enough to benefit us and to notice what is out there!<\/p>\n

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#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\u2019s wellbeing and heightened sense of nature long after the challenge is over.\u00a0 It\u2019s free to take part and there are packs for businesses, schools, and care homes. \u00a0Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How can our guests best enjoy wildlife when they are in the Lakes on a visit?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Early summer is a wonderful time to enjoy wildlife in Cumbria – walk in woods full of the sight and scent of bluebells and enjoy the hay meadows in bloom. We have 38 nature reserves for people to visit and lots of free guides to download showing great places to see wildlife all over Cumbria \u2013 from butterflies and red squirrels to sand dunes and birds of prey. There\u2019s also our series of Wildlife Walks, with walks off the beaten track, where you might spot all kinds of wildlife, from grey seals and buzzards. Full details at www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

And how can they support wildlife and the work of the Trust? <\/strong><\/h4>\n