Butterflies are a true sign of summer and we love seeing them finding nectar over our grasslands, flying between our woodland edges and shooting past our offices. Read more
To celebrate British Dragonfly Week, read all about dragonflies and where you can find them at the lakes. Read more
Over the past year we have seen visitor numbers to our lakes increase as many venture out for some exercise or to explore and appreciate the wildlife these sites support. During these uncertain times our fragility and vulnerability comes to the fore and, for many of us, connecting with nature provides comfort. Read more
As the days get longer we can start to make the most of the lighter mornings and early evenings and feel the warmth of the sun on our skin. Wildlife is also responding to this increase in natural daylight and warming temperatures, encouraging animals to pair up and prepare a safe space to raise their young. Read more
Madeleine is a Site Guardian at College and Argal Lakes, and is also completing a work experience placement with both South West Lakes and Cornwall Reptile and Amphibian Group (CRAG). Read an account of her experiences. Read more
Our ecologist discusses some successful harvest mice discoveries around the south west over the winter of 2020 - 21. Read more
Since my last blog on dormice in 2019, we have confirmed another site to have dormice present – this time at Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor. This new site comes with a lovely story. Read more
Arriving at Wimbleball Lake’s breathtaking shores by way of the stormy cliffs of Lundy Island, my name is Nick Herbert and I love what I do. Leading a team who share my passion for conservation, I look after the Exmoor reservoirs of Wimbleball and Wistlandpound with an ever changing array of long and short term projects. Read more
When you’re lucky enough to volunteer for SWLT, you have enviable access to some free training opportunities, one being the harvest mouse survey training in late February. On a cold and wet day, a room of volunteers from different sites across the Trust enjoyed the view over Roadford Lake while being taught by Sarah, from Devon Mammal Trust. Read more