April 2025

Tuesday 1st April

Dog Kennel Wood: scrub clearance (raspberries), seed sowing, birchwood cuttings, weed tree beds.

Serpentine Wood Nature Trail: check log steps at stop #10 (woodland glade).

Visit from “Natural Kendal” to raise mutual awareness.

Tuesday 8th April

Dog Kennel Wood: tree propagation, hard-wood cuttings.

Nobles Rest: general management, “weeding”.

Hollin Bank: stone wall repairs.

Wednesday 9th April

Visit from “Cable Fire” rep to check and replace fire extinguishers and general assessment of fire safety procedures.

Saturday 12th April

Dog Kennel Wood: birch and lime heeled- in and watered cuttings.

Tuesday 15th April

Dog Kennel Wood: planted (pots) of birch and lime. Removed unwanted sycamore.

Serpentine Wood (Alphabet Trail): cleared scrub around Dancing Green (X,Y,Z)

Somervell Crescent (by River Kent): planted wild flowers.

Scotch Burial Ground (Beast Banks): raked off cuttings, removed scrub (mainly raspberrries), discussed future management options to encourage nature.

 

COMING NEXT: Tuesday 22nd April

Meet 9.00 at Dog Kennel Wood.

Yew Tree Playing Fields (Grange over Sands – Dead Hedging with W&F Council.

Serpentine Wood – Fern Garden maintenance.