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October 2022

Tuesday 4th: More raking on Kendal Fell to improve the habitat for wild flowers. Tuesday 11th: The third dry stone walling training session up on Kendal Fell. Tuesday 18th: Tidying up fallen trees on Kendal Fell and sorting out the … Continue reading

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September 2022

Tuesday 6th: Continuing with the hunt for small-leaved lime and barberry for Kew, and tidying up DKW. Tuesday 13th: We now have permission to pick from the National Trust, so back to check on the barberry and small-leaved lime. And … Continue reading

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August 2022

Tuesday 2nd: Clearing up the “hazel coppice” area of DKW, removing cut material and weeding out unwanted vegetation and self-sown willow/ash/sycamore. Tuesday 9th: Miscellaneous tasks around DKW. We are starting the Kew work soon, so need to get sorted. Tuesday … Continue reading

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July 2022

Tuesday 5th: Online training session with Kew for the new tree seed collecting programme. Contact Nic with any queries. Tuesday 12th: The third dry stone walling training session on Kendal Fell – postponed till September. Gardening and maintenance jobs instead. … Continue reading

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June 2022

Tuesday 7th: Bracken bashing at Bird’s Park. Meet at the railway bridge at 9.30am (see email for details). Tuesday 14th: Dry stone walling training on the golf course. Contact Chris for details. Tuesday 21st: Repair of tree beds and paths, … Continue reading

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May 2022

Tuesday 3rd: First installment of our training course on dry stone walling up at Little Wood on the Golf Course. Tuesday 10th: Cutting up and removing yet another fallen tree on the boundary wall of Dog Kennel Wood, plus mulching … Continue reading

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April 2022

Tuesday 5th: Clearing brambles and perennial weeds round the entrance of Dog Kennel Wood and repairs to the raised beds. Tuesday 12th: Clearing a fallen tree on the Tram road, and more repair work in DKW. Tuesday 19th: Cutting up … Continue reading

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COVID-19: March 2021

KCV is meeting again on Tuesdays as the Covid regulations allow, being careful to maintain social distancing. Activities are caring for our baby trees, sowing and planting wild flowers, weeding, hard landscaping work round the site, and gardening/repair work in … Continue reading

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September 2020

Tuesday 1st: Still some work to do on the Alphabet Trail, weather permitting. Tuesday 8th: More repair on the Alphabet Trail, and work around the pond area.

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August 2020

Tuesday 4th: General gardening jobs and constructing a path round the pond, now we have cleared the ground. Tuesday 11th: Finishing off the pond path and weeding. Tuesday 18th: General tree care work at Dog Kennel Woods. Tuesday 25th: Tidying … Continue reading

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