Are bumblebees in crisis? See this link to an article just received from the Bumblebee Trust. Another consequence of the wet weather this year. Science Manager, Dr Richard Comont, gives us an insight into why we’ve been seeing less bumblebees this year. As the years roll by, there tends to be one thing that happened …
Dane Ghyll Primary and Nursery School held their grand opening of their newly restructured Wildlife Area on 20th May with the Deputy Mayor of Barrow Judith McEwan cutting the ribbon. Judith became Mayor of Barrow the following day. Judith then sat in the new Story Tellers chair and year 6 children read stories. The school …
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Louise Postlethwaite is thrilled to announce that Dane Ghyll school gardens have now received the Royal Horticultural Society awards up to their highest and final level 5 . The school gardens are a huge part of the schools curriculum with all children gardening from age 2 to 11 years. Receiving these national awards is an …
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Signs have been installed at stations in Cumbria Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria 22 April 2024 Information panels with Makaton symbols about walks, trails, cycle routes, nature reserves and heritage attractions have been installed at stations in Cumbria. Makaton is a language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people …
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Thirty Cumbria in Bloom Assessors/Judges spent the day at the Cumbria Wildlife Trust centre at Gosling Sike, Houghton, Carlisle. Grateful thanks are due to our hosts and Adam McGinley, the site Director. Adam led a tour of the site, describing each section in detail. We met some of the very knowledgeable volunteer staff. Below are …
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2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for NR Training. As part of a consortium of local colleges and training providers, Newton Rigg Ltd has been successful in being awarded a proportion of the £2.5 million Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) made available to Cumbria to develop training in low carbon, land-based and logistics, …
What is a winter-active bumblebee? Since the 1990s, naturalists have noticed that, rather than hibernating, some bumblebees have been active all winter. Queens and workers have been seen foraging for pollen and nectar from a wide range of winter-flowering plants, and mating pairs have been recorded in February. These have almost all been identified as …
Rebuild Site was pleased to supply Danny Poland with materials for his garden at RHS Tatton Park Show 2023. Rebuild takes surplus materials from building sites and puts them to good use. Our purpose is to encourage everyone to rethink how to better use materials, reclaim materials that are currently being thrown away or down cycled, and reuse as much excess …
The most recent State of Nature report tells us that UK wildlife has declined by 19% since 1970, when records began. The reason for this is that the most important natural habitats are in poor condition. The State of Nature report is the most comprehensive survey covering the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. …
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On 17th July 2023, our Assessors Jean Airey and Liz Auld visited Seatoller House in Borrowdale as part of the Royal Horticultural Society It’s Your Neighbourhood scheme. Beautiful Guest House in Borrowdale near KeswickSeatoller House is a beautiful guest house seven miles south of Keswick at the head of Borrowdale. It will be 400 years …
Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in the UK. First held in 1963 and initiated by the then British Tourist Board it followed a French model started in 1959.
