Engineering work designed to increase the flood resilience of a small community in South Lakeland have been completed. Cumbria County Council has delivered the project which will provide improved protection from the risk of flooding from surface water for six properties at Colthouse, a small hamlet located near Hawkshead. The project.
Skills for the Future’ is an apprenticeship scheme designed to address shortages in countryside management skills. Skills for the Future’ is one of a number of projects forming the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme (WDLPS) based at Tebay; grant funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Apprentice supervisor, Belinda Lloyd, said: The ‘Skills for the Future’ project has given these apprentices such a varied experience. Everything from drystone walling to wildflower identification. The WDLPS has offered them unique opportunities in heritage skills too. I’m immensely proud that all four have stayed on in the land based sector and that the countryside skills learnt here, will be used and passed on.
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Outdoor learning in West Cumbria has been given a big boost after winning backing from Sellafield Ltd. Improvements to Longlands Lake Country Park are well underway, with a new willow hide, Forest School area and wildlife pond now created. West Cumbria Rivers Trust is leading a three-year project – funded by Sellafield Ltd and in partnership with Cumbria County Council – to improve wildlife habitats and increase engagement with nature at the park. Local willow expert Phil Bradley recently built a nature hide from living willow which will continue to grow. Phil said: “It’s been a fantastic few days working at Longlands Lake helping the community to install their new living willow shelter. We had loads of interest from the regular visitors to this little gem of a site and lots of people came to help with the weaving.
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