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.
After a (hopefully) short meeting to conduct the business of the 2019 AGM, Mike Warren will give a presentation on "Back to Basics – a re-introduction to the delights of the AONB".
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.
An exhibition of paintings by the late Muriel Harrison.
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 weekend of walks, talks and displays of activities by some of the partnership organisations who help to make the Arnside and Silverdale AONB such an Extraordinary Place. The weekend aims to showcase the work that goes into protecting, improving and enhancing the AONB for the benefit of all.
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.
Join us for food and a talk by Steven Rutherford, who will be explaining how the timings of events in the natural world can be affected by small shifts in climatic conditions which may then have catastrophic consequences for biodiversity.
PLEASE NOTE: Owing to concerns regarding the health risks of public gatherings during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak this event has been postponed to a future date. We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused. 15 March 2020
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With our main events all suspended until after the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, we are replacing our normal programme with a daily Virtual Event running on our Facebook social media channels.
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.
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