February 8, 2024
No two days are the same on a rural apprenticeship. For Callum, who completes his placement with Cumbria Wildlfie Trust this spring, a ‘typical’ month included mountain skills training, fencing and a day in parliament. In autumn we welcomed six new apprentices... View Article
November 4, 2021
Introducing Keziah! Keziah (on the left!) joined our Environmental Apprenticeship Scheme this year, as an apprentice at Cumbria Wildlife Trust. “I’ve had an amazing experience so far,” Keziah said. “We’ve been dock pulling, nettle digging, bracken bashing, clearing barns, osprey... View Article
November 25, 2020
In November, we invited the young people involved in our Green Futures project to take over our social media channels and blog, to talk about what’s important to them about climate and the environment. In the face of a challenging... View Article
November 19, 2020
Melanie Shears is completing an Environmental Conservation apprenticeship through YDMT. Her placement is hosted by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, where she works as the Get Cumbria Buzzing Project Officer. She is also one of our Young Ambassadors. We caught up with... View Article
April 28, 2020
You may remember reading about Jade, our rural apprentice who had been working with Cumbria Wildlife Trust as a conservation officer since September 2018. She was one of the 2,516 young people we worked with in 2019. We’re pleased to... View Article
November 21, 2014
Back in November 2013 we launched the Dales Rural Trainee Scheme, offering a group of young people aged 18-24 a life-changing opportunity: the chance to learn how to help look after the beautiful landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Now 12 months on, the apprentices... View Article
