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Cumbria Wildlife Trust's latest magazine is celebrating volunteering and volunteers this January. The latest issue of Cumbrian Wildlife plays tribute to the host of tasks and the huge amount of time and effort Cumbrians dedicate to their local wildlife.
Articles explore why volunteers volunteer and provides an insight into the huge variety of work volunteers participate in, from helping out in the garden and in the office at Kendal, to managing a nature reserve. Staff at the Trust are assisted in their work by honorary reserve managers, and at Argill Woods Nature Reserve, honorary reserve managers Nigel and Lois Harbron work tirelessly to ensure the habitat is as friendly to wildlife as possible, and an article explores what it is like to join them on a work party.
Maggie Acomb, who has volunteered with the Trust for two and half years, enthuses that through her volunteering, her 'interest and confidence has grown'. She is currently involved with the Wildlife and Sacred Places project, heading out to survey churchyards and reporting on site visits.
Kids also get a mention and 'Wildlife reporters' tells how the younger generation can go out and spot wildlife and report back to the Trust. Genevieve has already been doing this and her blog is already up and running at www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk.
In other news, Joe Murphy expands on the work completed at Clints Quarry Nature Reserve. With help from BBC Breathing Places, the Trust has been able to put up new interpretation boards, which expand on the history and the importance of the quarry to local people and for wildlife. The limekiln that dominates the southern end of the reserve has been cleared of trees to allow access and footpath improvements and some new benches help make this an easily accessible nature reserve.
Joe says, 'Those who have never made it to Clints Quarry Nature Reserve are missing a rare treat! Hidden away, just a mile outside Egrement, this jewel of a reserve is a riot of colour in the summer months, when the beautiful limestone flowers and orchids are at their peak'. Why not head out and see what you can spot there yourself?
To find out more about the Trust, log on to www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk. The magazine is mailed out to members three times a year and is also available from the Trust's Kendal office at Plumgarths.
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