How do we combine farming and trees?
Hometree has produced this excellent video featuring a discussion of the challenges and rewards of farm forestry, and the state's role.
The discussion is hosted
Restoration work at Great Lindeth
Jo Clayton and Darryl Kelbrick work on 33 acres of Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland and Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site in the Lake District National Park.
Their
We are delighted to announce the successful funding for our Integrated Woodland Management Support project. Cumbria Woodlands, Sylva Foundation and Evolving Forests awarded £220k from the Woods into
The Ancient Tree Inventory has received a boost of investment and the Woodland Trust is giving it a review in order to improve its digital capabilities and make it work better for different user
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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