Cumbria Wildlife Trust is looking for volunteers from the South Lakes area to help advertise and run an event in June. The Garden Bonanza is the Trust’s family fun day and is on Sunday 22 May 2011. Willing volunteers are being asked to step forward to help distribute leaflets and posters, bake cakes, donate plants and to set up, man stalls and then pack away on the … [Read more...] about Charity seeks help in Cumbria
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International Dawn Chorus Day – 2 May 2010
International Dawn Chorus Day is an annual celebration of the world’s oldest wake-up call – the dawn chorus – and the beauty of bird song. Throughout the UK, people are encouraged to wake up early and listen to the dawn chorus from their bedroom window. Typically, birds such as the blackbird, robin or skylark are among the first to strike up, and the dawn chorus … [Read more...] about International Dawn Chorus Day – 2 May 2010