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Tuesday 3rd Tidying up and tree planting at Dog Kennel Wood. Tuesday 10th Working on the “leaky dams” at Bird’s Park for Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

Tuesday 4th Clearing scrub on the Tram Bank on Kendal Fell, to improve conditions for wild flowers and butterflies. Tuesday 11th Tree planting at Bird’s Park reservoir for Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Tuesday 18th The Annual General Meeting at 9.15am, followed … Continue reading →

Tuesday 7th Tidy up in Dog Kennel Woods after the tree-felling, and continue clearing scrub in Coffin Wood, on Kendal Fell. Tuesday 14th Planting willow stakes to help form a “leaky dam” at Bird’s Park reservoir for Cumbria Wildlife Trust. … Continue reading →

Tuesday 3td Finsh bramble clearance by Little Wood on Kendal Fell, and clean limestone pavement in Serpentine Woods. Meet at 9am at Terry’s house. Tuesday 10th KCV Christmas lunch! Meet outside the Rifleman’s Arms at 10am to walk to Brigsteer. … Continue reading →

Tuesday 5th Coppicing and scrub clearance on Kendal Fell. Tuesday 12th Continuing coppicing and bramble clearance by Little Wood on Kendal Fell. Tuesday 19th Repair of walls in Rosemary lane Community Garden. Contractors working at Dog Kennel Wood, so meet … Continue reading →

Tuesday 1st Wild flower plug planting for Cumbria Wildlife Trust at Hartley. Tuesday 8th Collecting Spindle, and possibly Honeysuckle, for the Kew Seed Bank project. Tuesday 15th Last attempt to track down Spindle, and the elusive Honeysuckle, for the Kew … Continue reading →

Tuesday 3rd Checking on Honeysuckle and Wild Privet for seed-collecting for Kew. Also maintenance at DKW. Tuesday 10th Continuing with Honeysuckle and Wild Privet for seed-collecting for Kew. And cheering on the Tour of Britain? Tuesday 17th Wild flower plug … Continue reading →

Tuesday 6th Clearing Himalayan balsam at Lorton for Angela Jackson. Bus will be leaving at 8:30am. Tuesday 13th Looking for seeds for Kew. Some Alder Buckthorn looks ready to pick, and maybe Honeysuckle? Tuesday 20th Our seed-collecting target this week … Continue reading →

Tuesday 2nd Working in Dog Kennel Wood and environs. Also checking up on our Wild Cherry in case it is ready to pick. Tuesday 9th Clearing Himalayan balsam at Lorton for Angela Jackson. Bus will be leaving at 8:30am. Tuesday … Continue reading →

Tuesday 4th Looking for more Wild Cherry and Wild Privet trees for the Millennium Seed Bank Project. Tuesday 11th Maintenance work in Dog Kennel Wood / the Fernery / Rosemary Lane. Tuesday 18th Checking up on our Wild Cherry and … Continue reading →