Dry stone wall and fencing training
This month we have had courses in dry stone walling, post and wire fencing and top wire fencing, meaning that our volunteers who came on the courses will now be on call ready to repair the walls…
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A summer of flowers and fabric followed by an autumn art exhibition in Carlisle
We’ve enjoyed a fantastic summer working with our friends at Prism Arts, the Edington Centre, Eden Mencap, and Amy’s Care on an arts project inspired by the flower rich meadow at Eycott Hill…
Battling Blackthorn for the seed bank!
A fantastic day out with Jamie collecting sloes and some lunchtime birding.
Sabellaria surveying with the Marine Trainees!
Week number 3 as the new conservation apprentices and we are settling in brilliantly. We’ve already partaken in days with many of the other staff here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust and are enjoying…
Surveying seals at South Walney
I finally visited what, in my experience, has been one of our most talked about reserves: South Walney.
Wildflower meadow restoration with the Meadow Life project
This afternoon we spent plug planting in a meadow overlooking Kendal and Oxenholme.
Finding Crab Apples and Beach Clean at Seascale
A busy day with Jamie, CWT's Senior Education Officer
CWT members conference at Newton Rigg
A date that was in our diaries ever since we started this traineeship was Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s annual member’s conference
BogLIFE conference 4-6th October
An informative three days at the Cumbria BogLIFE conference in Penrith
Conference, ducks and poetry: YDMT supporter’s lunch at Bolton Abbey
As Isaac and my apprenticeship scheme is run through Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, we were invited to their annual supporter’s day at Bolton Abbey in Skipton.