Sweden Wood workparty

Woodland and walling

Join our workparty for woodland and path work at Sweden Wood near Ambleside.

• Location: Sweden Wood, near Ambleside. Meeting place: near the toilet block in the SLDC car park on Rydal Road opposite the University campus in Ambleside.
• Time: 9.30am – 3pm
• Activities: Tree staking, checking tubes and ties, removing tubes, grass weeding, path clearance, branch lopping.
• Activity suitability: 16+
• Activity grade: Moderate. We will be working on steep slopes and there is a walk up to the property.
• Please wear: Outdoor working clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty/muddy. Waterproofs and heavy boots or wellies. 
• Please bring: Gloves. Packed lunch, drinks. Loppers/bow saw if you have them.
• Refreshment facilities: The famous array of Friends of the Lake District cakes will be available.
• Toilet & hand washing facilities: There are no man-made toilet or handwashing facilities on site but plentiful artfully placed trees should you experience the call of nature. We will supply antibacterial hand gel.

Booking is required to attend this workparty – please use the booking form below.

Please note that we/other volunteers may take pictures during the day to use in our publicity and for recording progress on site. If you do not wish to be included in any pictures, please let us know on the day.

Never been to a workparty before? Click here to read more about them and to see a full list of dates for the year ahead.

If you require any further information about this workparty then please email jan-darrall@fld.org.uk

Click here to see the full workparty calendar.