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To continue from yesterday's post... During my traineeship, I have had a lot of involvement with Saltholme's social media. I have made a few blog posts here and there and the odd tweet too, but mainly I have been working on the RSPB Saltholme Facebook page. Myself, our assistant warden...

On April 2 nd 2012 I officially started my 18 month traineeship with the RSPB, at the magnificent Saltholme reserve. The traineeship is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund – they do both ecology and visitor services traineeships. I am the latter – a visitor services trainee! My job is...

Over the winter we have been erecting interpretation boards along the path from the National Nature Reserve car park to our hide at Greatham Creek. They chart the changes which have taken place in the Seal Sands area from the start of the industry to the recent cleaning up of the environment. Our hide...

May flower, cuckooflower, lady's smock or Cardamine pratensis , whatever name you choose this is a wild flower for damp areas. This photo is from the bog garden part of our Wildlife Garden but there are also a few plants scattered over the reserve, and they should spread. It is now in full...

Saltholme's Spring Festival is this week end - lots to see and do, all the migrant birds arriving, Alpacas to see - and the Badger Sett in the playground is now open. All that's needed is for any budding Brock the Badger to come and play. The sett is in the corner of the playground. Due...

Lambs everywhere! We now have lots of them frolicking around the sheep shed at Saltholme. Over the winter we had lots more ewes grazing our fields to get just the right mix of grass and wild flowers, but these went home to RSPB Haweswater a few weeks ago, just before the snow. I did say I would let...

The Cheviot sheep which helped to graze Saltholme's wet grassland over the winter are now back at the RSPB Haweswater reserve. To get them ready for lambing - they have many more than we have with our small Shetland flock - they have been rounded up. This was done very early in the day as this photo...

But it is still very early and it may be several more days before we have lots to show. So at present we have four lambs from three ewes. Most of the sheep are Shetland, but you will also see a few Hebrideans which have distinctive horns. The ewe has cleaned them up well, and at present is in our...

We have been working hard to get the islands ready for the return of the terns starting with the ones on the main lake. There is always some damage over winter with the cockle shell covering washing off. Now is a good time to do the work as winter is nearly over and the Common Terns have yet to return...

Hi guys, Every week over on the Saltholme facebook page we have a bit of fun trying to guess a mystery picture. It's not on letting the facebookers have all the fun, so we're brining this week's quiz to the RSPB community, too. We ask the same, simple question every week ... what's...

Keep an eye on the webcam guys ... Both parents have been adding some finishing touches to the nest today...

Hi everyone, Guess what? Now you can keep up with Saltholme's wildlife 24 hours a day. The Saltholme webcam has just gone live. The current stars are a family of swallows nesting underneath the swing-bridge (the bridge you walk over to get into the visitor centre). If you've visited...