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We are 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 →

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.

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 →

Tuesday 7th: More gardening and weeding, plus repair work around Dog Kennel Wood. Path clearing (brambles etc) in Serpentine Woods. Tuesday 14th: We are going to clear an area round the pond in DKW to plant wet-loving wild flowers Also … Continue reading →

Tuesday 3rd Tidying up and tree planting at Dog Kennel Wood. Friday 6th Work party at Noble’s Rest to plant up new area. Contact Terry for more details. Tuesday 10th Working on the “leaky dams” at Bird’s Park for Cumbria … Continue reading →

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 →