Bringing back lost Atlantic woods is critical for nature and climate

Hundreds of native tree saplings have been planted in Staveley Woodlands near Kendal by local people who campaigned to save their much-loved Craggy Wood

Access to Craggy Wood remains open while vital work is carried out to remove diseased larch trees

Danielle Chalmers has been taken on by Cumbria Wildlife Trust to manage our newest nature reserve, Craggy Wood, and its neighbour, Dorothy Farrer’s Spring Wood, near Staveley.

Local campaigners meet £120,000 target to keep popular woodland in public hands