Category: Land Manager’s Diary

The Magic of Woodlands Post

Tackling invasive holly in Hows Wood in Eskdale, mighty oak trees, pine marten releases and catkins, and our rainforest appeal for Rusland woods.

Fixing and fettling Post

Following the Easter break, Jan and our volunteers are back dry stone walling in Mazonwath. Meanwhile, there's an appeal to listen out for a rare toad and an appeal to help double the difference during Earth Raise week.

Our new website Post

The website as you see it now is just the start. Much of our previous content is temporarily unavailable as we continue to work on and update things.

High Borrowdale extremes Post

While volunteers dig in at High Borrowdale, Jan reflects on the government's Land Use Framework and what it might mean for upland hill farmers while the bridge at Dam Mire opens to the public.

Mud, Maud and Mabel Post

Jan has some cheeky visitors to her garden while there's a muddy volunteer day at Mazonwath. Plus the bridge at Dam Mire is nearly complete.

The holly, the digger and the hedgehog hope Post

This week we have been in our beautiful woods in the Rusland Valley, trying to make these woods more resilient and ensure that the features of Atlantic rainforest that we have, are enhanced

Diggers, planting and exposure climbing… Post

Work begins on the new bridge at Dam Mire Wood, and volunteers go climbing up the crag to cut back gorse at the Helm to expose the geology.

The daisy, the tree and the corner… Post

Work begins on the new bridge at Dam Mire Wood, and volunteers go climbing up the crag to cut back gorse at the Helm to expose the geology.