A new project in West Cumbria is looking for volunteers to improve an area of forest and fell for the benefit of wildlife.
Volunteers are needed to help with tree planting, maintaining and removing tree tubes, drystone walling, and community science. All are welcome for a day spent outdoors helping to improve the local environment.
The Nature Rich Miterdale project is a collaboration between the University of Leeds, the National Trust, Forestry England, and UBoC. The project will help restore a wide range of different habitats to create food and shelter to support insects, birds and mammals to thrive.
Volunteers at Miterdale
Project Officers, Katherine Andrews and Jack Hatton, run the volunteer events and organise a range of contractor work in the valley such as repairing fences and removing rhododendron. Katherine said, “We are so grateful to all our volunteers who donate their time to help the environment in Miterdale”.
The project is generously supported by HSBC UK and the Species Survival Fund. The Government’s Species Survival Fund was developed by Defra and its Arm’s-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.
Spring volunteer dates are April 11th (Friday), April 24th (Thursday) and April 27th (Sunday). Volunteer days start at 9.30am, and finish at 3.30pm.
You can sign up by following this link and clicking on your preferred date. This will take you to the booking platform.
