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Dr Charlotte Hall leading the Conserving Coniston & Crake Heritage Lottery Funded project enjoyed the Lakeland Country Fair at Torver last Sunday.  Visitors enjoyed learning more about this exciting project which is now entering it’s 2nd year and welcoming a new team member very soon.  Highlights were the freshwater invertebrates and the Indian Runner Duck herding contests!  Dr Charlotte Hall talked to Radio Cumbria about the project, listen here between 20.30 and 24.40. Thanks to everyone who came along and…

Well Done Stone Skimmers! 👍 Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Stone Skimming Championships: competitors, volunteers, trustees, staff, National Trust and sponsors Bowness Bay Brewing , Lakeside Hotel & Kendalife Nutrition. UNDER 11’S Position Boys Girls 1st Jude Dobinson (49m) Isobel Doel (15m); Briony White (15m) 2nd Nico Gilchrist (43m) 3rd Ben Matheou (33m) Chloe Roche (13m); Inola Hull (13m) 11 – 16 years Position Boys Girls 1st Cameron Hunter (53m) Charlotte Hopper (38m) 2nd Sam Michaud…

South Cumbria Rivers Trust with support from the Kent Catchment Partnership, a local community group, are holding a drop in event at Kendal Town Hall on Saturday 29th July from 9am – 12pm.  Flyer for drop-in event Please come along to the drop in event to find out more about a large scale catchment wide project for which the group are seeking funding. There will be interactive displays, a chance to speak to the team and opportunities to share your ideas. Help us…

Conserving Coniston & Crake – Healthy water for wildlife and communities South Cumbria Rivers Trust are excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £763,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to manage the Conserving Coniston & Crake project for the local community’s Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project will improve the catchment’s water quality, habitats and biodiversity through conservation and community engagement. Coniston Water and the Crake…

During June we are joining in with The Wildlife Trust’s #30DaysWild campaign.  We have been out exploring the nature and wildlife around our offices in Haverthwaite and around our South Lakes catchments.  We have taken our exercises during lunch break on the banks of the River Leven, gone Himalayan Balsam bashing, discovered newts and riverflies, chatted to visitors at Open Farm Sunday’s, spotted wonderful wild art and tried to photograph flying bats!  Have you been going wild this month?  Share…

This week we are celebrating Volunteers’ Week!  Our volunteers are invaluable to our conservation work in the South Lakes area and help with activities such as tree planting, surveying, invasive species control and river restoration.  Please check our events page to see how you can get involved. Also, visit the Becks to Bay and Conserving Coniston & Crake websites for more opportunities.

The juvenile freshwater pearl mussels that have been bred and looked after at the Freshwater Biological Institute, Windermere for the past 9 years were reintroduced to the wild in a Cumbrian river last week.  Over the last few weeks the juveniles have been preparing for their change in conditions from a protected indoor tray with controlled flow to a real river – storm conditions, summer low flows, predators and variable water quality.  To do this the team at FBA had constructed a…

Last Thursday was a stunning sunny day to celebrate the opening of Gowan Bridge, Staveley, Cumbria! The bridge was destroyed by the floods following storm Desmond in December 2015. We have been working hard to help #slowtheflow in the catchment, removing old slate spoils that cause damage downstream and reconnecting the rivers Gowan and Kent to the floodplain at their confluence at Gowan Bridge. If you are interested in joining the river Kent Catchment Partnership, which is open to all, visit…

River Kent Invasive Plants Action Group Himalayan Balsam Work Party Dates 2017 Date Time Meeting point Grid Reference Wed 7th June 09:30-12:30 Scroggs Wood, Kendal meet at car parking area by river bank at bottom of Scroggs Lane SD512 905 Thur 22nd June 09:30-12:30 Sedgewick meet at footbridge on west bank SD508 875 Tues 27th June 09:30-12:30 Romney Bridge, Kendal SD517 915 Sat 1st July 09:30-12:30 Kentmere Hall NY451 041 Tues 4th July 09:30-12:30 Sprint meeting place tbc tbc Mon…