This year the Cumbria Woodlands team has been growing with new projects and new people! One of our recent new members is Elaine who has joined the team as Finance Assistant and, as you will find out
It's been a busy time at Thirlmere!
Bryce and the team have been working on Deer Management, Thinning and Rhododendron Control as the PAWS restoration project continues.
Find out more about the
Phytophthora austrocedri (P. austrocedri) is an aggressive, fungus-like pathogen which infects juniper and cypress trees, causing dieback and tree death.
Common juniper (Juniperus communis) is an
Thinning at Swirls-
In September we saw the start of work thinning out the existing canopy at Swirls. This worked alongside Tree Skills, who were running a chainsaw course, allowing those learning to
Come and chat to us this Thursday!
Lochlan and Graham are running free drop-in woodland management advice sessions at the NWA J36 Auction Centre. You'll find them on the right hand side on your way
September has seen two events held at Thirlmere looking at the ongoing Ancient Woodland Restoration work. Firstly we had our PAWS walk and talk event hosted by Jamie and Bryce, which looked at the
Last month DEFRA announced further support for woodland creation with £44.2 million in funding for Community Forests and woodland creation partners.
This boosts and further supports the work of
-Do you know your pitsteads from your coupe stones? -Want to know more about ancient woodland archaeology? -What implications does archaeology have for those working in woodlands?
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Who is Graham?
My name's Graham I come from Belfast in Northern Ireland and I now live in Ulverston, South Cumbria.
How did you get into trees?
I got into forestry through volunteering for the
What to know more about PAWS (plantation on ancient woodland) Restoration?
Fancy visiting a site undergoing restoration to see what's happening?
Got questions you would love to ask about the
Our team is expanding, with more great people joining Cumbria Woodlands over the coming weeks and months.
We caught up with Graham, our latest addition to find out more about him, his route into
Things have been busy at Thirlmere this Summer as a variety of works have been going on as part of the PAWS restoration.
Rhodendron
Earlier this year as part of ongoing management, the Rhododendron
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