Sunday Work Party 25th April 10.30 – 12

All ages are welcome. Please meet at the Elliker nature reserve in East Keswick at 10.30am. The entrance is between numbers 21 and 23 The Paddock. Bring gloves, a drink and a snack.

Calling all nature detectives! For children there will be a scavenger hunt and owl workshop to participate in.

For older children and adults we will be be laying a floor in one of our storage containers and making guards to protect our trees.

March Weekend Work Party

Our first weekend work party got off to a great start with approximately 40 adults and children attending. The children initially learnt about the Yellow Fish campaign, that only water should go down the drain, as in our village the drains lead directly into the beck. They then made harvest mice homes out of used tennis balls and placed them on stakes around East Keswick Marsh. Other members of the work party tackled the snowberry which has become an invasive species in the marsh.

Learning about the ‘Yellow Fish’ campaign
Stuffing the tennis balls with straw to make cosy homes for the harvest mice
Clearing the snowberry

Calling all budding Lepidopterists.

The Trust has acquired a moth trap that can be used by Trust, and their family, members.
It comes complete with a 5volt power pack, electrical cables and a moth identification guide.
It uses a low wattage UV LED bulb which emits little visible light so is unobtrusive when used in one’s garden.
For further information, please call Paul 07999339147 or email paul@ekwt.org.uk.

Moth trap