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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎

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Restoring a 630 conifer plantation to native woodland. Partner in Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hardknottforest?fbclid=PAAaZlMeirNH_YVsg6Fdt4KfdgDi561v5SsBDh4I1fcrZeu3MRwn_r2eENsis

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Jul 31

Restoring Hardknott Forest Summer Newsletter out now. Featuring a sleeping dormouse, aspen and oak propagation, we're in an art exhibition, habitat monitoring and volunteer dates and events. Plus two different poos.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 3d

Top talk coming up in Cockermouth by Jack from our sister project at Miterdale.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 8d

Fungi fun this month at Restoring Hardknott Forest and Nature Rich Miterdale.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 20d

The tour continues...what a busy & chatty morning we had at West Cumbria Volunteering Fair. Jack's addition of a microscope to examine lichens was a winner. We nearly ran out of leaflets! @reachvolunteering.org.uk @cumbriacvs.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @forestryengland.bsky.social

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 22d

As usual all our volunteer days filled up quickly, but a space has just opened up for this one. We can make another space available if anyone wants to bring a friend along. Please share.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest Volunteer Day: 21st October, 2025

Join us on a volunteer day to help maintain & remove tree tubes, remove non-native conifers, plant trees and wildflowers and allow the natural...

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks for the lovely comment.

Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 22d

About 1000 wildflowers were planted by the banks of the River Duddon on Sunday. Devils-bit scabious, betony, common knapweed & more. Great work & "well done everyone". @leedsleaf.bsky.social @wildhaweswater.bsky.social @cumbriacvs.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 23d

Find us, and loads of other groups advertising volunteering opportunities in Whitehaven on Thursday. @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #whitehaven @cumbriacvs.bsky.social

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 24d

Flapjack for tomorrow's volunteers. And approx 1000 wildflowers they'll plant to earn it! Red clover, betony, black knapweed & water avens. All great for pollinators & therefore the food web.
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Dom Spracklen @domspracklen.bsky.social · 29d

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve expanded - great news for the UK's best limestone habitats and wildlife. Research and monitoring by
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Ingleborough National Nature Reserve to be extended

The extension will offer greater protection to the rare species found in the Dales upland landscape.

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 25d

What a great idea!

Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 26d

Our volunteering restarts on Sunday. As well as the essential job of removing non-native trees, we've loads of wildflowers & native trees to plant. Top vol Ade has been growing aspen, birch & oak for us & we have 1000's of wildflowers from
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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 29d

And check out this video made with our thermal scope.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest: Bats in Great Wood

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 29d

1/2. It's the time of year to book in a bat walk! We provide bat detectors, head torches, expert knowledge and even a thermal scope to listen to and observe bats out hunting for insects. Please share.

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Bat Walk at the Newfield Inn: 30th October, 2025

Join our staff and a local bat expert on a guided walk through some great bat habitats in and around the village of Seathwaite and the River...

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · Sep 6

After Scotland bikepacking trip I immediately spent a day balls deep in a bog getting evidence for trees we planted in @hardknottforest.bsky.social (first, going good) then did boat stuff (it floated off) so now wandering around Cotswolds with several ciders to relax (photos 2-4). Home is good.

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Sep 4

Agree 100%. Beaster is also sublime.

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Sep 4

Useful day learning more about #biosecurity with @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @edenriverstrust.bsky.social @forestrycommission.bsky.social and other experts yesterday. Opportunities to catch up with friends & colleagues too. And collect a Yeti full of our wildflower order.

Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Thank you for a wonderful walk and the opportunity to learn more about your projects. John and Jack were both so knowledgeable and passionate about their work."

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 26

1/2. Here's a few more photos from our weekend at #krankenhausfestival where we ran a guided walk and had our stall set up. And check out this lovely comment about our guided walk, which was made on our Facebook page:

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great to be a small part of the amazing #krankenhausfestival this weekend. We ran our stall, led a walk to Nature Rich Miterdale, heard some great music, and at least one staff member was chuffed to see Stewart Lee on the bill. Impressed with the #GanYamBrew bar. Hope to be back.

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 20

As seen at Gosforth Show last weekend, come & find our very educational & slightly interactive stall at the #krankenhaus festival this weekend. Difficult questions welcome! @showcasecumbria.bsky.social @forestryengland.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 16

Our juniper & wildflowers are getting extra watering at the moment. The wildflowers will be planted on our volunteer days this autumn, but the juniper will have to wait another year or three. Thanks to @northernmonk.bsky.social and our crowdfunding donors for helping with nursery funding.

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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 13

Scenes from a very useful training day for #pinemarten tracking yesterday. Staff & vols from South Cumbria Pine Marten Recovery Project are now all up to speed on how to keep tabs as relocated Scottish martens set up territories & explore Cumbria. @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 11

Come & find us at our stall at the Gosforth Show this Saturday.

Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · Aug 6

Police are appealing for information about two pine martens missing in Cumbria. Details in the article below.

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