Welcome to our local group website

This is the website of the RSPB West Cumbria Local Group . RSPB local groups are a great way to meet friendly, like-minded people in your area while learning more about birds and wildlife.

 

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Harvest mouse,part of the Cumbria Harvest mouse project. to make captive breeding increase populations and make planned releasing.
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Indoor Meeting 6 October 2026

29 September 2026

The Cumbria Harvest Mice Project is working to restore harvest mouse populations through captive breeding and soft release programs including planned releases of 100+ mice.
An Osprey Nest. Used on the RSPB West Cumbria's Indoor meeting 1st September.
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Indoor Meeting 1st September 2026

26 August 2026

Indoor Meeting 1st September.Ospreys have successfully bred on an RSPB nature reserve in England for the first time since the Victorian period as three chicks…
RSPB West Cumbria marquee, at Cockermouth Show 2nd August 2025. Image also used for 1st August 2026.
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Cockermouth Show, Saturday 1st August 2026

30 July 2026

Visit the RSPB West Cumbria Local Group marquee at Cockermouth Show, The Fitz, Low Road, Cockermouth. Discover what the group can offer you during the…
Dragonfly Walk on Thursday 9th July 2026. At Campfield Marsh nature reserve.
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Dragonfly Walk Thursday 9th July 2026

6 July 2026

On Thursday we have a dragonfly event at RSPB Campfield Marsh Nature Reserve (Dragonfly Hotspot), run by Mike and Anne Abbs. If the sunny weather…
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From the blog

West Cumbria RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2026. Go to :https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/results
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 Results

10 April 2026

Thank you all who took part in this years Big Garden Birdwatch. Want to know the results? Go to: https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/results
Cumbria Nature Festival 8th-10th May,celebrate nature-music-community-camping-workshops-food.
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Cumbria Nature Festival

22 February 2026

The aim of the nature festival is to open up opportunities and share awareness of accessibility to nature based Interactions. As a planet we need…
RSPB Logo West Cumbria Local group. June 2024 beach nesting project. Also used for indoor meetings 2025-26 season.
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Indoor Meetings 2025/26 Season

25 September 2025
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Volunteering for the RSPB

16 September 2025

Do you enjoy meeting people, conservation work or surveying wildlife? Come and join us at the Volunteering Fair to discover what opportunities there are for…
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