Kendal Conservation Volunteers

5th April & 6th April

Clearing footpaths in Serpentine Woods / maintenance at DKW.

12th April

Tree planting at Viver Green, near Hincaster.

13th April

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside / maintenance at DKW.

19th April & 20th April

Clearing footpaths in Serpentine Woods / maintenance at DKW.

26th April

Clearing scrub at High Hampsfield farm.

27th April

Maintenance at DKW.

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

1st March

Clearing scrub at High Hampsfield.

2nd March

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

8th March

Clearing ash saplings on Kendal Fell.

9th March

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

15th March

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

16th March

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

22nd March & 23rd March

Tree planting at Viver Green, near Hincaster.

29th March

Tree planting at Viver Green, near Hincaster.

30th March

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

2nd February

Clearing scrub at High Hampsfield.

3rd February

Constructing new drains at Dog Kennel Wood.

9th February

Re-roofing the shed if weather is dry.

10th February

Re-roofing the shed if weather is dry.

16th February

Clearing scrub at High Hampsfield.

17th February

Repairing paths in Serpentine Wood.

23rd February

Clearing felled trees at Rydal Hall, Grasmere.

24th February

Hard landscaping work at Rosemary Lane, Fellside.

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

5th January

Felling ash saplings on Kendal Fell.

6th January

Putting up the remaining bird/bat boxes in Somerville Wood.

12th January

Felling ash saplings on Kendal Fell.

13th January

Maintenance (dry stone wall repair) at Dog Kennel Wood.

19th January

Clearing and burning scrub at Rydal Hall, Grasmere.

20th January

Putting up bug houses in Somerville Wood, and wall repair at DKW.

26th January

Maintenance (dry stone wall repair) at Dog Kennel Wood.

27th January

Cleaning and repairing tools at Dog Kennel Wood.

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

1st December

Helping the children to make bird and bat boxes at Heron Hill School. Meet at DKW at 9am, or at Heron Hill School at 12am.

2nd December

Maintenance work at Dog Kennel Wood.

8th December

Help clear up after floods at Manna House. (Rydal Hall postponed till next week.)

9th December

Putting up first set of bird/bat boxes at Heron Hill School and Somerville Wood.

15th December

Cleaning out the classroom at Dog Kennel Wood, after a busy year. (Rydal Hall postponed again because the minibus is in for repair.)

16th December

Cancelled.

22nd December

AGM and Christmas Walk. Proposed route for walk is along Scout Scar towards Sizergh.

Start again 5th January 2016

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

3rd November

Scrub clearance and wall repair at Hampsfield Allotment

4th November

Fell Care Day at Shap. We are booked to do hedge-laying. Please contact Stephen Lockwood if you want transport. Leaving early!

10th November

Scrub clearance and wall repair at Hampsfield Allotment

11th November

Preparing bird and bat box kits at Dog Kennel Wood.

17th November

Scrub clearance and wall repair at Hampsfield Allotment (If the minibus door is repaired in time)

18th November

Helping Horticare dig up their saplings at Dog Kennel Wood.

24th November

Helping the children to make bird and bat boxes at Heron Hill School. Meet at DKW at 9am, or at Heron Hill School at 12am.

25th November

Maintenance work at Dog Kennel Wood.

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

6th & 7th October

Path clearance, alphabet sculpture trail repairs, sapling removal in Serpentine Wood

13th & 14th October

Clearing ash saplings on Kendal Fell, cutting ivy from trees in Serpentine Wood

21st & 22nd October

Path clearance in Serpentine Wood, repairs at Dog Kennel Wood

27 & 28th October

Building bird and bat boxes, at Dog Kennel Wood

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

1st & 2nd September

Weeding and wall repair at Dog Kennel Wood.

8th & 9th September

Path clearing and repair in Serpentine Woods

15th & 16th September

Clearing Himalayan Balsam and Ragwort  on Kendal Fell and Kendal Golf Club

22nd September

Fell Care Day Organised by Friends of the Lake District at Threlkeld

Meet at Dog Kennel Wood, minibus departs at 8.30

23rd,29th and 30th  September 6th ,7th,12th 13th October

Path clearance, alphabet sculpture trail repairs, sapling removal in Serpentine Wood

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

4th August

Clearing Himalayan Balsam at Lorton.

5th August

Clearing Himalayan Balsam at woodland near Meathop Moss for Morecambe Bay Partnership.

11th & 12th August

Planting wildflowers at Mallerstang for Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

18thAugust

Planting wildflowers at Mallerstang for Cumbria Wildlife Trust. (Subject to the hay meadows being cut, which in turn depends on the weather.)

19th August

Weeding and wall repair at Dog Kennel Wood.

25th & 26th August

Planting wildflowers at Mallerstang for Cumbria Wildlife Trust. (Subject to weather as above.)

Unless otherwise stated, meet at Dog Kennel Wood at 9am for all activities.

Our first open day

• This was a great success and the sun shone. Many visitors had never made it into Dog Kennel Wood before and were intrigued to look around the ruins of the old dog kennel and enjoyed walking around the path that goes all round our site.
• Young people were pleased to knock together bird boxes from kits the volunteers had specially prepared. The fun trail and quiz about all things woodland related certainly tested both adults and children.
•  Everyone left having asked to be kept informed about future projects and some people want to join us on our conservation work days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the year.

Himalayan Balsam Control along Cumbria’s Watercourses

Balsam can grow higher than 2 metres!

This has been part of our conservation work for many a year.

• This plant is an invasive species which left unchecked can shade out all other vegetation. It dies back to nothing in winter leaving riverbanks very vulnerable to harmful erosion.
• That’s why KCV have once again been booked by the South Cumbria Rivers Trust to pull balsam in the watercourses.
• Our designated areas include the Rothay valley and parts of the River Kent.
•  We have been working on some stretches for several years now and we really do notice the difference but we need to keep going back over three seasons to be sure it’s been eradicated.
• Balsam control is not back breaking and this annoying plant grows in some lovely places so why not consider joining us for a day before the pods start to pop and the battle will be lost for another year.
• See our monthly programme for locations and dates.