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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...

Saturday - Mothers Day Weekend Fun Mums are great, aren’t they? We think it is silly that mums only get one day of the year where we celebrate all of their wonderful work, so first let us start by saying a big thank you to all of you mothers who do the hardest job in the world 365 days of...

Last week we put the finishing touches to a new sheep pen and I blogged that the sheep from RSPB Haweswater were to go back home. Last Wednesday the pen was used to hold then before loading into a lorry to go home. They will be kept in the inbye land - that is fields near the farm - for lambing...

I know I said this about January 28 days ago, but can you believe February has already come to an end? I couldn’t quite believe it when I looked at my calendar this morning to see that it was March 1, and every passing month brings changes here at Saltholme as the seasons roll on. We’ve been...

The staff profile for this week is about Caroline, our Lifelong Learning Manager. We’d heard that Caroline had been on a trip to Sierra Leone and was just settling back into life here at Saltholme, so we thought we’d catch up with her whilst the trip was still fresh in her mind to see what...

It will soon be time for lambing and that means getting ready. At Saltholme we have a reserve that is mainly grassland and this needs to be kept in top form by grazing. If left alone it would soon be all scrub and we only want a little of that. To achieve this we have different areas grazed by sheep...

Phew! I'm still catching my breath after a busy half term week. I lost count at how many times I said the word 'welly' through the week, though I'm sure it went into the millions by Saturday :D Visitor numbers were pretty good throughout the week, more especially so at the start of...

It’s been a busy week here at Saltholme during half term, and we hope you’ve been enjoying the festivities as much as we have. We’ve been thrilled to see so many of you coming along and getting stuck into the welly season antics that we had prepared, and you’ve certainly been...

To help you get to know the staff here at Saltholme we have decided to run occasional 'staff profiles' to give you an impression of the variety and general wonderfulness present amongst the team at Saltholme. Today we're starting with Debbie, who is often the first person you see when you...

Seen from the Saltholme Pools Hide. Our first visit (from Essex)

I like the way the light caught their wings

I love these - small and feisty with the yellow eye ring adding just a touch of madness.

This handsome pair alighted in front of the Saltholme hide.

Lovely colours against the sky

This year's first goslings.

Pair of great crested grebes in the act of mating, in front of Saltholme hide.

Saltholme, 2 July 2010.