W5 – Gait Barrows in all its Aspects
A Walk by Mike & Jean Warren. Please note that dogs are not permitted on this walk. This is a general walk enjoying the flora, fauna and landscape of Gait […]
A Walk by Mike & Jean Warren. Please note that dogs are not permitted on this walk. This is a general walk enjoying the flora, fauna and landscape of Gait […]
This walk will be led by Landscape Trust member, Ann Turnbull, who has lived in Silverdale for 45 years and has a lot of local knowledge. Ann will lead an […]
This is a walk with a difference in that participants will each be invited to create a personal sketchbook of the walk, exploring the area around Far Arnside, examining and recording geological features and landscapes from modern to medieval. No artistic skills are required!
Chris Winnick will lead a walk over Arnside Knott looking at the butterflies and how the area is managed for priority species, such as the High Brown Fritillary, which hopefully will be in flight on the day.
Join us on a visit to the AONB's newest reserve at Fell End Caravan Park, to look at butterflies and other wildlife, and to learn about the management and development of the reserve.
A walk by Ann Turnbull across the sands from Silverdale to Gibralter Farm, hearing history of the seaward part of the village. This will be followed by an exploration of the southern area of Silverdale.
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.
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