Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, Township Plantation, Whitbarrow Scar

Booking is essential, email Chris Winnick at [email protected]

Meet at 10:00 at the parking place defined by the grid reference.  Check the web site for last minute changes.  Dress appropriately for Cumbrian weather, boots, waterproofs, warm clothing and, bring lunch and drinks.  We supply tools and protective items.

Small scale chain saw work, brush cutting, bow saws and loppers to create a new and more open habitat

Directions:  Take A5074 from Gilpin Bridge, take second left turn to ‘The Howe’ (no signpost), cross minor road and climb to the centre of the hamlet.  Turn left on tarmac road, and then bear right onto a track with concrete wheel tracks.  Parking (limited) at the first clearing in the wood. 

Grid reference SD 4538 8841 Sat nav LA8 8DF
Print the directions if required. Post codes are given for satellite navigation but these are only a guide in rural areas.