April 2009
Dear
There is plenty to celebrate this springtime for the Trust. We are particularly happy to have been commended in the National Living Wetlands Award for all our hard work restoring Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, more on this below. Although now coming to a close, our Shore to Sea project has been a great success in raising awareness of marine life in the local area, we hope to bring you more news about this next month. We also have plenty to look forward to; with our Birds and Bees Garden Bonanza at Plumgarths on Saturday 14 June and our Wiggly Worm Charming Event In Barrow Park on Saturday 6 June, we should have a fun summer! Hope to see you there.
Peter Bullard
Director
Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Bog Restoration is Commended in the National Living Wetlands Award
The huge effort Cumbria Wildlife Trust has put into restoring one of Cumbria’s former wetlands has been commended in the national Living Wetlands Awards, run by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). The project to restore 350 hectares of lowland raised mire or peat bog at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve caught the eye of the judges, who appreciated that the restored bog will, once again, be home to a wide variety of wildlife for everyone to enjoy. More
Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve has been closed temporarily as part of ongoing work to restore water levels and the original bog flora and fauna, with the removal of birch, pine and rhododendron scrub. This should take up to 4 weeks to complete More
Cumbria Tarns Project Volunteer Discovers New Sites for Mosses
Fiona Cameron, a Trust volunteer on the Cumbria Tarns Project has found her name in print this February in the British Wildlife Magazine. The magazine focused on some of Fiona's fascinating finds as she surveyed screes at Scafell, Grassmoor and Glenridding. She found Grimmia arenaria at three new sites, and at much higher altitudes than had ever been recorded before. Other species discovered were Grimmia atrata, G. elongate, Oedipodium griffithianum and Marsupella adust. Her finds will be very useful in highlighting the importance of scree vegetation in the lakeland fells,
To find out more about the Cumbria Tarns Project and its findings click here
What's On in April
Walks and Talks
01 - The River Eden: from source to sea
03 - Group AGM and talk on Insects
18 - Discover Dorthy Farrer's Spring Wood Nature Reserv
22 - Wild Ennerdale
22 - Wildlife in Sacred Places
29 - Wildlife in Sacred Places
29 - Explore Grubbins Wood
Family Days
12 - Easter Egg Hunt
Conservation Work parties
18 - Conservation work party at Wreay Woods Nature Rese
19 - Conservation work party at Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve
29 - Conservation work party at Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve
30 - Conservation work party at Wreay Woods Nature Reserve
Focus on: Wildlife and Views - Humphrey Head Nature Reserve
Come and explore this fantastic nature reserve perched on cliff-tops near Grange-over-Sands. Not only does the reserve boast fine views across Morecambe bay but also offers us some interesting botanical and geological finds. Look out for limestone bedstraw, green-winged orchid and bloody crane's-bill. Its also a great place for watching birds; shelduck, curlew and redshank are numerous and peregrines regularly breed on the reserve.
For more information on the reserve and its footpaths click here
Make a Donation to the Trust to Commemorate the Life of Someone who Loved Nature
Donating to the Trust in lieu of flowers or in memory is a special way of commemorating the life of someone who loved nature. Each donation will help the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria from which they derived so much enjoyment. You can make a one off donation or set up a regular donation to commemorate a loved one's birthday or anniversary.
Click on the links to find out more about donating in memory of or in lieu of flowers.