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Upcoming Events

Date Event
19th March 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
22nd March 2024 Wellness Walk at Walkmill Community Woodland
1st April 2024 Easter Family Fun Day
9th April 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
16th April 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
10th May 2024 Walk & Talk: Forest Bathing Nature Walk
2nd August 2024 Walk & Talk: Summer Tree ID
14th August 2024 Walk & Talk: Twilight Bat Walk

Past Events

Date Event
19th March 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
16th March 2024 Walk & Talk: Adders are Amazing
12th March 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
23rd February 2024 Wellness Walk
20th February 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
15th February 2024 Family Activity - An Introduction to Hedge Planting
13th February 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
13th February 2024 Family Activity - Food for the Birds
9th February 2024 Walk & Talk: Winter Tree ID
20th January 2024 Connecting with the Colliery
13th January 2024 Into the Woods pop-up exhibition
9th January 2024 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
15th December 2023 Wellness Walk at Walkmill Community Woodland
12th December 2023 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
9th December 2023 Saturday's at Walkmill: Hedge Planting
6th December 2023 Wednesday's at Walkmill: Hedge Planting
24th November 2023 Wellness Walk at Walkmill Community Woodland
23rd November 2023 Green Gyms at Walkmill Community Woodland
21st November 2023 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
14th November 2023 Morning Wellbeing Sessions at Walkmill Community Woodland
11th November 2023 Saturday's at Walkmill: Scrub Clearance
1st November 2023 Wednesday's at Walkmill: Tree & Wildflower Nursery
30th October 2023 Halloween party
27th October 2023 Wellness Walk at Walkmill Community Woodland
29th September 2023 Wellness Walk at Walkmill Community Woodland
29th August 2023 Watercourse management meeting with pie & pea supper
16th August 2023 A lunchtime talk – water and us
5th August 2023 Think like a river family activity
15th March 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Willow work and tree planting
8th March 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Willow work, tree planting and maintenance
3rd March 2023 'Riverwoods - an untold story' at Keswick Alhambra
23rd February 2023 Food for the Birds at Longlands Lake
21st February 2023 Food for the Birds at Walkmill Woods
15th February 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree planting!
8th February 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Lots more tree planting
25th January 2023 Tree planting at Corney
18th January 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Wooden tree cage building & tree planting
11th January 2023 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Wooden tree cage building & tree planting
21st December 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: More tree planting
14th December 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree Planting
11th December 2022 Tree planting to create Bootle Community Woodland
25th November 2022 Volunteering: Tree planting near Blennerhasset
16th November 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree and hedge maintenance
12th November 2022 Saturday's at Walkmill: Fence Removal
10th November 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Tree Maintenance
19th October 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Hedge Maintenance
13th October 2022 *Fully Booked* Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Coppicing
10th October 2022 Walk and Talk at Walkmill Woods
8th October 2022 Saturday's at Walkmill: Meadow Restoration
28th September 2022 Wildflower planting at Walkmill Community Woodland
24th September 2022 Riverwoods: An Untold Story Screening at Rosehill Theatre
21st September 2022 *Fully Booked* Glenderamackin Volunteer Group
10th September 2022 Saturday's at Walkmill: Meadow Restoration
10th September 2022 Bat Walk along the River Ehen
8th September 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group
30th August 2022 Wildlife Day at Walkmill Community Woodland
17th August 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Leaky Dam & Hedge Maintenance
13th August 2022 NEW! Saturday's at Walkmill: Meadow Restoration Ground Preparation
11th August 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
28th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Loweswater
27th July 2022 Learn Riverfly Sampling
25th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling Cockermouth
25th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling and site visit near Loweswater
23rd July 2022 Learn Riverfly Sampling
21st July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Threlkeld
20th July 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
20th July 2022 Learn Riverfly Sampling
19th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Crummock
19th July 2022 CANCELLED Evening Volunteering Session: Himalayan balsam pulling near Crummock
17th July 2022 Walkmill Community Woodland Open Day
15th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam pulling near Loweswater
14th July 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
13th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam Pulling near Mosser
7th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Threlkeld
5th July 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling Cockermouth
30th June 2022 POSTPONED Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling Simonscales
20th June 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Loweswater
20th June 2022 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pulling near Loweswater
15th June 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
14th June 2022 Volunteering: Mosser Himalayan balsam pulling
9th June 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
25th May 2022 *POSTPONED:*Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: wild flower planting and hedge maintenance
21st May 2022 Volunteering: Drop-in Family River Dip
11th May 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: wild flower planting and willow pegging
22nd April 2022 POSTPONED: Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Fence Removal
20th April 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group
3rd April 2022 Volunteering: Litter Pick near Keswick
14th March 2022 Volunteering: Willow work, Wiza Beck
10th March 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Tree Planting
23rd February 2022 Volunteer event - Tree maintenance nr. Bootle, Millom
22nd February 2022 Volunteering: Hedge planting near Loweswater
21st February 2022 Volunteering: Hedge planting near Loweswater
20th February 2022 Volunteering: Hedge planting near Loweswater
17th February 2022 Volunteering: Hedge planting at Castlerigg
27th January 2022 Green Gyms at Walkmill Woods
19th January 2022 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree planting and hedge maintenance near Threlkeld Hall
16th January 2022 Volunteering: Hedge planting near Thackthwaite
13th January 2022 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Hedge Planting
7th January 2022 Volunteering: Tree planting and maintenance near Mungrisdale
16th December 2021 Green Gyms: Christmas Special at Walkmill Community Woodland!
15th December 2021 Volunteering Christmas Special: Hedge planting and maintenance near Troutbeck
12th December 2021 Family activities and tree planting at Walkmill Woodland
9th December 2021 *** FULLY BOOKED *** Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Tree planting
4th December 2021 Volunteering: Tree and hedge maintenance near Troutbeck
25th November 2021 Green Gyms: Conservation and nature days at Walkmill Community Woodland
6th November 2021 Volunteering: Building leaky dams and tree-planting at Corney
28th October 2021 Green Gyms: Conservation and nature days at Walkmill Community Woodland
20th October 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree planting
14th October 2021 *** FULLY BOOKED*** Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Fence removal
23rd September 2021 Green Gyms: Conservation and nature days at Walkmill Community Woodland
15th September 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree and hedge maintenance
9th September 2021 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Tree and hedge maintenance
26th August 2021 Green Gyms: Conservation and nature days at Walkmill Community Woodland
18th August 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Hedge maintenance, digging up rushes, and planting
12th August 2021 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Wildflower planting, grass seed sowing and Himalayan balsam pulling
26th July 2021 Green Gym: Conservation and Nature Days at Walkmill Community Woodland
24th July 2021 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull at Longlands Lake
21st July 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
19th July 2021 Green Gym: Conservation and Nature Days at Walkmill Community Woodland
13th July 2021 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam pull at Simonscales, Cockermouth
8th July 2021 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam Pulling
1st July 2021 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam pull at Loweswater
22nd June 2021 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam pull at Cockermouth
16th June 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree and hedge maintenance
13th June 2021 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam pull at Mosser
10th June 2021 Cocker Catchment Volunteer Group: Himalayan Balsam pulling
1st June 2021 *FULLY BOOKED* Green Gym: Longlands Lake session 3 (booking required)
25th May 2021 *FULLY BOOKED* Green Gym: Longlands Lake session 2 (booking required)
19th May 2021 Glenderamackin Volunteer Group: Tree and hedge maintenance
18th May 2021 *FULLY BOOKED* Green Gym: Longlands Lake session 1
1st April 2021 Black Wood (Gaterigghow) River Irt restoration walk and talk - Lunchtime
1st April 2021 Black Wood (Gaterigghow) River Irt restoration walk and talk - Early evening
1st April 2021 Black Wood (Gaterigghow) River Irt restoration walk and talk - Afternoon
23rd January 2021 Volunteer hedge-planting day (Threlkeld)
17th July 2020 *** POSTPONED *** Borrowdale guided walk - Babbling About Rivers
6th June 2020 *** CANCELLED *** Thirlmere dam guided tour - Babbling About Rivers
4th June 2020 *** CANCELLED *** Flimby Flood Group: volunteer event
20th May 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Invasive Species: The threat they pose to Cumbria's biodiversity (talk, Cockermouth) - Babbling About Rivers
7th May 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Flimby Flood Group: volunteer event
8th April 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Wasdale Wednesday: cancelled until further notice
31st March 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Volunteering: Tree planting (Threlkeld)
30th March 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Volunteering: Hedge planting (Keswick)
28th March 2020 ***CANCELLED*** Bat Walk (Ennerdale) - Babbling About Rivers
17th March 2020 Volunteering: Tree planting (near Keswick)
11th March 2020 Wasdale Wednesday: various jobs at the Santon Bridge site
11th March 2020 Volunteering: Tree planting (Blaze Beck, Whinlatter)
10th March 2020 Volunteering: Tree planting (Threlkeld)
9th March 2020 Volunteering: Tree planting (Blaze Beck, Whinlatter)
5th March 2020 Flimby Flood Group: Tree planting
27th February 2020 Volunteering: Tree planting (Threlkeld)
12th February 2020 Wasdale Wednesday: Rhododendron clearance
6th February 2020 *FULLY BOOKED* Flimby Flood group: Tree planting
9th January 2020 Flimby Flood group: Hedge planting
8th January 2020 Wasdale Wednesday: Tree planting
28th December 2019 Christmas family fun: Food for the birds (drop-in) [Ennerdale]
23rd December 2019 Christmas family fun: Fishy facts, fabulous crafts and real invertebrates [Keswick Museum]
19th December 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Tree planting and thank you lunch
17th December 2019 Keswick Live Advent: Handbell carols
11th December 2019 Wasdale Wednesday Christmas party!
5th December 2019 FULLY BOOKED - Flimby Flood group: Hedge planting
21st November 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Tree planting
13th November 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: rhododendron cutting and burning
7th November 2019 Flimby Flood group: Fencing removal
24th October 2019 Make Food for the Birds (October half term drop-in)
22nd October 2019 Bat Walk (October half term, weather permitting)
17th October 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Footpath Maintenance
9th October 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event
3rd October 2019 Flimby Flood group
20th September 2019 10th Anniversary Ceilidh
20th September 2019 Prize draw
19th September 2019 Volunteering: Derwent River Watchers - Electrofishing
11th September 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event
5th September 2019 Flimby flood group
2nd September 2019 [CANCELLED] Summer Family Fun: River dip and creative crafts (Ennerdale)
28th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Family river walk (Egremont)
26th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Real freshwater invertebrates (Whitehaven)
23rd August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Clay creations (Keswick)
16th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Create a river collage (Keswick)
15th August 2019 Volunteering: Derwent River Watchers - Electrofishing
14th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Make a habitat and pond dip (Egremont)
14th August 2019 {CHANGED} Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer day
12th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Real freshwater invertebrates (Whitehaven)
9th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Salt dough fish (Keswick)
7th August 2019 Summer Family Fun: Wildlife discovery day (Ennerdale)
2nd August 2019 [CANCELLED] Summer Family Fun: Make an insect house (Keswick)
31st July 2019 Summer Family Fun: Make an underwater viewer and family pond dip (Ennerdale)
23rd July 2019 Film screening: Artifishal (Keswick)
22nd July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
18th July 2019 Volunteering: Derwent River Watchers - Balsam Bash
17th July 2019 Volunteering: HB pull at Siddick Ponds, Workington
15th July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
11th July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Glenderamackin catchment
10th July 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event
8th July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
5th July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Threlkeld and thereabouts
4th July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam control - Upper Loweswater
1st July 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
28th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Threlkeld and thereabouts
27th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam control - Loweswater
25th June 2019 Evening walk and talk along Ennerdale Lake
24th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
21st June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Threlkeld and thereabouts
20th June 2019 Volunteering: Derwent River Watchers - Balsam Bash
17th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Lorton
14th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan balsam pull - Threlkeld and thereabouts
12th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam Pull - High Lorton
12th June 2019 Volunteering: Wasdale Wednesday
11th June 2019 Talk: Algal blooms and water quality in the Lake District (Babbling about Rivers series)
5th June 2019 Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam Pull - High Lorton
1st June 2019 Make your own Mini Boat (May half term family fun)
29th May 2019 Family Pond Dipping (May half term family fun)
27th May 2019 Colourful Foil Fish (May half term family fun)
16th May 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Tree Guard Removal (Volunteer day)
14th May 2019 Talk: Eskdale Corn Mill: History, restoration and future (Babbling about Rivers series)
11th May 2019 River Keekle Restoration: Walk, Talk & Learn
8th May 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event
25th April 2019 Derwent River Watchers Bonus Day
21st April 2019 Ennerdale Easter Egg Hunt
18th April 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Footpath repair
16th April 2019 Talk: Natural flood management in Bootle (Babbling about Rivers series)
10th April 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event
9th April 2019 Talk: 2018 fish survey results (Babbling about Rivers series)
9th April 2019 Storytelling and Crafts: The Adventurous Salmon (Easter family fun)
8th April 2019 Life Cycle Hats (Easter family fun)
6th April 2019 Make Your Own Mini River Habitat (Easter family fun)
3rd April 2019 Family Pond Dipping (Easter family fun)
2nd April 2019 Storytelling and Crafts: The Adventurous Salmon
30th March 2019 Bassenthwaite Lakeshore Litter Pick
27th March 2019 Wasdale Wednesday extra day: willow and brash works
21st March 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Coppicing
20th March 2019 Tree Planting Volunteer Day
13th March 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: willow and brash works
12th March 2019 Talk: Natural flood management in the River Cocker area (Babbling about Rivers series)
21st February 2019 Derwent River Watchers: Coppicing
13th February 2019 Wasdale Wednesday: hedge planting
12th February 2019 Babbling about Rivers: Strategies for water-friendly farming
9th January 2019 Volunteer event: Rhododendron clearance
8th January 2019 January Babbling About Rivers