EP6 – Mawson’s Garden
Brian Smith has very generously squeezed in another visit to the garden at Mawson's for Landscape Trust members to see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Brian Smith has very generously squeezed in another visit to the garden at Mawson's for Landscape Trust members to see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
A walk through Pickles Meadow, Grubbins Wood and Sands Field, led by Jamie Normington of Cumbria Wildlife Trust, looking at the rare plants and insects that make this reserve special.
The manager of the Gait Barrows NNR, Glen Swainson, will lead this walk around Gait Barrows and the neighbouring Haweswater, explaining the reserve's history, its special qualities and features, Natural England's current policies and plans for the conservation of its rare species of flora and fauna, as well as showing off some of its hidden corners.
A walk led by Craig McCoy of the National Trust, ascending Arnside Knott.
Peter Moreton of Swifts in the Community will lead a walk around Arnside showing participants where swifts can seen to best advantage when they are around in the summer, and explain what can be done to try to reverse the current decline in swift populations.
A walk in the environs of the Kent Estuary at Arnside, exploring the botany, geology, bird-life and local history.
Another chance for Landscape trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Peter Moreton of Swifts in the Community will lead a walk around Arnside showing participants where swifts can seen to best advantage in Arnside, and explain what we might do to try to reverse the current decline in their populations.
Celebrate National Meadow Day with Bob Pickup in our recovering wild-flower meadows, which also have limestone features and some fine trees.
Tim Tranter will lead an observational ramble along the shore at Far Arnside looking at the limestone formations and fossils of the area, some of which have only recently been exposed by the retreating of the salt-marsh.
A walk in the environs of the Kent Estuary at Arnside, exploring the botany, geology, bird-life and local history.
An exploration and explanation of tidal phenomena within an estuary setting, with Mike & Jean Warren.
A circular walk around the village of Arnside, exploring the way the village's maritime history has shaped its development, led by Alasdair Simpson and Mary Hamilton.
A chance for Landscape Trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage as well as the wonderful summer display it offers.
Another chance for Landscape trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Allan Pentecost will lead an up-close and personal exploration of the lichens of Warton Crag. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn more about the history of lichenology in the area, the importance of lichens in the environment, their diversity and methods for examination
Another chance for Landscape trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Another chance for Landscape trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Another chance for Landscape trust members to visit the extraordinary Mawson’s garden and see for themselves the restoration of this wonderful example of Arts and Crafts movement heritage.
Join us on an exploration of the historical sites of Warton.
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