A chance conversation at the Holker Garden Festivalmay have led to a use for previously discarded brash, a by-product of coppicing South Lakeland’s extensive woodlands. When South Cumbria Rivers Trust Manager, Pete Evoy met coppicer Sam Ansell he knew that many of the area’s rivers and streams would benefit from the addition of woody debris that would provide shelter for … [Read more...] about Coppice by-product may have a use
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National beanpole week highlights plight of birds
Gardeners are being urged to purchase coppiced beanpoles, sourced from local forests, to help protect birds such as the nightingale. Bringing coppiced woodlands back to our countryside will help threatened birds including nightingales and willow warblers, according to the RSPB. Coppicing is the craft of carefully cutting trees to ground level and managing the new shoots … [Read more...] about National beanpole week highlights plight of birds
Award is feather in cap for Ragged Robins
Volunteers who help keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition have won a regional conservation award. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn presented the Ragged Robin Conservation Group with an award for the Countryside category in the second Yorkshire Post Environment Awards, which were by hosted by TV personality Julia Bradbury. The group, which includes … [Read more...] about Award is feather in cap for Ragged Robins
Grant for butterfly scheme
Britain’s most threatened butterfly is being offered a helping hand to recovery in the Morecambe Bay and South Cumbria area, thanks to a grant boost from the Forestry Commission’s English Woodland Grant Scheme. The Morecambe Bay limestone area and the South Cumbria low fells are the last national stronghold for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly and the single most … [Read more...] about Grant for butterfly scheme