Once again, the Forest Festival proved to be a huge success at the Westmorland County Show.

Despite some changeable weather, we had 100s of people come through the forestry area to watch, learn and

The Cumbria Woodlands Forest Festival returns to the Westmorland County Show for the 3rd year!

This year the show is on the 10th and 11th of September, and once again we have a full line-up of all

Join us for a free webinar focusing on rainforest restoration techniques.

We will be joined by Angie Cruse from Plantlife, who will discuss techniques used during their recent project to recover 21

Join us at Thornythwaite with Ben Averis, Angus Walsh and Clare de Villanueva as we explore habitat management for rainforest species.

Botanical consultant Ben Averis is widely recognised as an

Last week, we had the pleasure of working with the Coppice Coop and Working Class Heroes down at Slack Head.

We've been working with Working Class Heroes for some time now, as they invest their time,

Big news! This week we are saying goodbye to Neville.

While Cumbria Woodlands has changed and evolved over the years, Neville's leadership and vision have been a consistent part of the organisation

Recently, we hosted a Ghost/Shadow woods webinar with presentations from Ian Rotherham and Jay Doyle.

The recordings of these presentations are now available here!

'In search of Shadows & Ghosts of

Join us to celebrate Cumbria’s temperate rainforest on Sunday 22nd June at Rheged (Penrith)

Plantlife and Cumbria Woodlands are hosting a full day of activities for you to explore, learn and wonder

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) opens for applications on 29th May.

FETF provides grants for machinery, equipment and technology items to help cut costs and boost efficiency on your

Written by Kelvin Archer (Forestry and Conservation Manager, Lowther estate)

The Lowther Estate (Lowther Farming Partnership) is undertaking an ambitious landscape-scale afforestation and habitat

Join People Plant Trees for a day of volunteering and learning about the temperate rainforests of Cumbria

• 24th & 25th May 2025
• Coledale Valley, near Braithwaite, Cumbria
• 10:00–15:00
• Free to join

Introduction

Scratchmill Scar is a typical 1960s upland conifer plantation. Established on a sandstone hillside with typical lowland heath characteristics, the site is dominated by even aged conifer