North Pennines National Landscape

Pennine Way kissing gate installation
2024-03-04 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Baldersdale
Join us to help install a kissing gate which will improve accessibility on a stretch of the Pennine Way near Clove Lodge in Baldersdale. This volunteer activity is based over three separate days with the option to help on any or all of the days. The existing stiles will be removed and replaced with kissing gates.
The second day is Monday 11 March from 10am to 3pm. Due to the physical nature of the work, a reasonable level of fitness will be required. Please bring warm waterproof clothing. All PPE will be provided, including steel toe cap boots if required. This activity is suitable for ages 16+. Please bring drinks, a pack lunch and snacks.
For more information please email jack@northpennines.org.uk.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system.

Volunteer day at Bowlees Tree Nursery
2024-02-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Bowlees Visitor Centre
Volunteer at Bowlees Wildflower and Tree Nursery on the last Wednesday of each month from 1pm – 4pm. The next session is on 28 February.
You can help with our nature recovery work by seed collecting and sowing, potting on and watering plants. For more information email molly@northpennines.org.uk.
Sign up on the volunteer platform Better Impact
Delivered as part of the Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Tree planting
2024-02-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Mickleton
Join us 28 February, 10am to 1pm, at a farm nr Mickleton to plant hedges and trees. We will be planting a length of mixed hawthorn hedgerow and a small number of trees. No experience necessary, all training and equipment will be provided.
Please wear outdoor clothing, sturdy boots and bring waterproofs. A general level of fitness needed. All ages are welcome; children must be supervised by adult.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform

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Pennine Way kissing gate installation
2024-02-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Baldersdale
Join us to help install a kissing gate which will improve accessibility on a stretch of the Pennine Way near Clove Lodge in Baldersdale. This volunteer activity is based over three separate days with the option to help on any or all of the days. The existing stiles will be being removed and replaced with kissing gates.
The first day is 26 February from 10am to 3pm. The following dates are 4 and 11 March. Due to the physical nature of the work, a reasonable level of fitness will be required. Please bring warm waterproof clothing. All PPE will be provided including steel toe cap boots if required. This activity is suitable for ages 16+.Please bring drinks, a pack lunch and snacks. For more information please email jack@northpennines.org.uk.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system.

Fellfoot Radio live
2024-02-24 12:00 - 17:00 | Eden Valley Artistic Network gallery, 4 Corney Place, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7PX, United Kingdom
Join us for a special live Fellfoot Radio event at the Eden Valley Artistic Network (EVAN) gallery in Penrith.
Broadcasting since September 2023, Fellfoot Radio is an online radio station sharing audio programmes produced by over 500 artists, creatives and residents, including five primary schools, from across the Fellfoot Forward area of Cumbria.
This special five hour live event will feature interviews with artists and ecologists, residents who have taken part in the project, sounds of the landscape, and possibly some musical performances, live poetry, and storytelling.
If you’d like to be interviewed, share a live performance, or request some tunes, please email us or simply turn up on the day and tell us. You can perform a tune or a poem, tell us a story, or share something of your life lived in the Fellfoot Forward landscape live on air.
To attend the live broadcast, drop into EVAN gallery any time between 12pm to 5pm. If you can’t make the event, be sure to .
Fellfoot Radio is part of a community arts project delivered by the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme and funded by Arts Council England and Westmorland and Furness Council. The 24/7 broadcast features everything from interviews and musical performances in the landscape, to recordings and live sounds of nature. It is a unique aural exploration of nature and the lives lived in this beautiful part of the world. You can listen here.
The Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme is led by the North Pennines National Landscape and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Saturday stroll - a guided walk
2024-02-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Allenheads
Join us for a relaxed guided walk through a historic landscape on the last Saturday of each month. The walk from Allenheads on 24 February will start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 12.30pm.
All ages are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult and must be able to walk or be carried as the paths may not be suitable for pushchairs). Well behaved dogs on a short lead are welcome. The walks will be approximately 3 miles in length on mostly flat ground and with rest breaks along the way.
Optional donation – suggested amount £2. We will use donations to continue the work of the Land of Lead and Silver project supporting volunteers and community activities after the project ends.
Please book using the Ticketsource link below.

Hedge laying
2024-02-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Castle Carrock, Cumbria, Castle Carrock, CA8 9LU, United Kingdom
Volunteer to help us lay the hedge bordering the garden outdoor space at Castle Carrock Primary School on on Saturday 24 February, 10am to 3pm.
This is part of the school’s woodland classroom and nature connection project providing a better space for children to learn and connect with nature. It is a chance for participants to learn about historic land management practices which have shaped our landscape.
This is a family friendly event, where children (accompanied by a parent) can join in, play, and learn. Hot drinks and lunch will be provided.
Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves. Please bring flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along.
For more information please email Dylan Hardy or call 07704147690.
You can sign up for this activity on our volunteer system here.
If you haven’t already signed up to our Better Impact volunteer system, you can do so here.

Tree planting
2024-02-24 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Mickleton
Join us 23 & 24 February 10am to 3pm in Mickleton to undertake several areas of tree planting. We will be planting a selection of native broadleaved trees across several areas. All training and equipment will be provided.
Please wear outdoor clothing, wear sturdy boots and bring waterproofs. A general level of fitness is needed. The event is suitable for all ages. Children must be supervised by adult.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform.

The digital direction of peatland restoration: automation and digital twins
2024-02-21 11:55 - 13:30 | Online
Join us for an online webinar, hosted by EUROPARC Atlantic Isles, on Wednesday 21 February, 11.55am to 13.30pm.
The UK rapidly needs to increase its peatland restoration efforts to meet climate change and biodiversity targets. A major part of the solution lies in increasing financial resources, but another route is for restoration practitioners to embrace digital technologies to improve the efficiency of restoration. Using remote sensing data and custom-built GIS models/scripts, it is now possible to automatically map erosional peatland features, such as hagg edges, in seconds/minutes compared to days/weeks of manual work. Combining automated outputs with digital twins then allows for an immersive quality checking process and restoration interventions to be decided on from the desk rather than via labour-intensive field surveys.
The North Pennines National Landscape is the second largest of the 38 National Landscapes (previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, AONBs) in England and Wales, containing approximately 900 km2 of peatland which has been historically drained and degraded. The North Pennines National Landscape team has been successfully restoring these peatlands since 2006.
Please book using the link https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3839597293371806810

Wild Wednesday - weaving with willow
2024-02-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Bowlees Visitor Centre
Wild Wednesdays are activities suitable for children aged five and over to enjoy and be creative. The first Wild Wednesday of 2024 is being held on 21 February, 10.30am to 12.30pm, at Bowlees Visitor Centre.
The activity is a willow weaving workshop with local artist Jackie Carnell. Join us during half term to weave a fish mobile using natural materials to take home with you.
All materials and equipment will be provided. This indoor activity is suitable for children over five years old however younger siblings are welcome but do not need to book. All children must be supervised by an adult.
Please use the Ticketsource link to book

Delivered as part of the Tees-Swale:naturally connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dale National Park.

Hedge planting
2024-02-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Unity Farm, Brampton
Volunteer to plant hedges on Unity Farm in Brampton planting a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as creating vital habitat highways for wildlife. We’ll be working with a group of volunteers on Saturday 17 February between 10am to 4pm improving habitats as part of the Brampton 2 Zero project.
Suitable for ages 16+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves. Please bring flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along.
For more information please email Dylan Hardy or call 07704147690.
To sign up please use the Better Impact volunteer system

Fellfoot Radio workshop
2024-02-15 11:00 - 16:00 | Kirkoswald Methodist chapel, Kirkoswald, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1DQ
Come and learn how to create radio programmes that can be broadcast on Fellfoot Radio.
Fellfoot Radio is an online radio stream sharing audio programmes produced by over 500 artists, creatives and residents, including five primary schools, from across the Fellfoot Forward area of Cumbria. It features everything from interviews, to musical performances, to field recordings of the natural landscape. It is a unique aural exploration of the landscape and the lives lived in this beautiful part of the world. You can listen here.
At this workshop you will learn:

More about Fellfoot Radio, and how you can get involved in sharing an audio programme that explores this landscape.
Practical tips and techniques on how to record a good quality interview, using only your phone. This session will be led by BBC broadcaster Helen Millican.
How to publish programmes using the Radio.co online radio platform.

Suitable for age 18+. No previous experience of sound recording or broadcasting is required.
A light lunch and hot drinks will be provided.

Fellfoot Radio is part of a community arts project delivered by the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme and funded by Arts Council England and Westmorland and Furness Council.
The Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme is led by the North Pennines National Landscape and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Tree planting
2024-02-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Bowes
Join us at a farm near Bowes to undertake tree planting on 12 February, 10am to 3pm. Volunteers are welcome to leave earlier if needed. We will be planting a selection of native broadleaved trees and a small section of predominately hawthorn hedge.
All ages are welcome, children must be supervised by adult. Outdoor clothing to be worn and bring waterproofs. Thick gloves are beneficial for handling guards but can be provided. Please wear boots with a sturdy sole. All training and equipment will be provided. A general level of fitness is needed. A light lunch will be provided but please bring any drinks and snacks.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform.

Hedge planting
2024-02-10 10:00 - 14:30 | Greenside Farm, Brampton, CA8 2PX
Volunteer to plant hedges at Greenside Farm, Brampton, Cumbria on Saturday 10 February, 10am to 2.30pm. We’ll be working with a group of volunteers to improve habitats by planting a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as creating vital habitat highways for wildlife. This is part of the Fellfoot Forward scheme’s Wild Connections project.
Suitable for ages 16+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves. Please bring flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along. For more information please contact dylan@northpennines.org.uk / 07704147690
Sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system

Hedge and tree planting
2024-02-06 10:00 - 15:30 | Baldersdale
Join us at a farm in Baldersdale on 6 February, 10am to 3.30pm, to help plant a broadleaved hedge mix of predominately hawthorn and a small number of native trees.
All training and equipment will be provided. Please wear outdoor clothing, bring waterproofs and wear boots with a sturdy sole. The activity is open to all but a general level of fitness needed. All children must be supervised by an adult.
A light lunch will be provided but please bring any drinks and snacks. You are welcome to leave earlier if needed. Please contact patrick@northpennines.org.uk for more information or if you have a query.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system

Hedge management event
2024-02-03 10:00 - 14:30 | High Hill Farm
Volunteer to plant hedges at High Hall Farm, Croglin on 3 February, 10am to 2.30pm. We’ll be working with a group of volunteers to improve habitats by planting a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as creating vital habitat highways for wildlife. This is part of the Fellfoot Forward Wild Connections project.
Suitable for ages 16+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves,flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along. For more information please contact dylan@northpennines.org.uk / 07704147690
Sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system

Volunteer day at Bowlees Tree Nursery
2024-01-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Bowlees Visitor Centre
Volunteer at Bowlees Wildflower and Tree Nursery on the last Wednesday of each month from 1pm – 4pm. The next session is on 31 January.
You can help with our nature recovery work by seed collecting and sowing, potting on and watering plants. For more information email molly@northpennines.org.uk.
Sign up on the volunteer platform Better Impact
Delivered as part of the Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Hedge planting
2024-01-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Newbiggin
Join us at a farm near Newbiggin to undertake hedge planting on 31 January, 10am to 1pm. Volunteers are welcome to leave earlier if needed.
All ages are welcome, children must be supervised by adult. Outdoor clothing to be worn and bring waterproofs. Thick gloves are beneficial for handling guards but can be provided. Please wear boots with a sturdy sole. All training and equipment will be provided. A general level of fitness is needed. A light lunch will be provided but please bring any drinks and snacks.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform.

Saturday stroll - a guided walk
2024-01-27 10:30 - 12:30 | Frosterley
Join us for a guided walk at a relaxed pace on the last Saturday of each month. The walk on 27 January will start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 12.30pm. The location for this walk is Frosterley.
All ages are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult and must be able to walk or be carried as the paths may not be suitable for pushchairs). Well behaved dogs on a short lead are welcome. The walks will be approximately 3 miles in length on mostly flat ground and with rest breaks along the way.
Please book using the Ticketsource link below.

Hedge planting
2024-01-27 10:00 - 14:30 | Cannerheugh Farm, Nr Penrith
Join us planting hedges at Cannerheugh Farm, near Renwick and Gamblesby in Cumbria, on Saturday 27 January, 10am to 2.30pm. We’ll be working with a group of volunteers to improve habitats by planting a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as creating vital habitat highways for wildlife. This is part of the Fellfoot Forward scheme’s Wild Connections project.
Suitable for ages 16+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves. Please bring flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along. For more information please contact dylan@northpennines.org.uk / 07704147690
Sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system

Hedge and tree planting
2024-01-22 10:00 - 15:30, 2024-01-21 10:00 - 15:30 | Baldersdale
Join us at a farm near Baldersdale to undertake tree and hedge planting on 21 & 22 January 10am to 3.30pm. We will be planting a broadleaved hedge mix of predominately hawthorn and a small number of native trees.
A light lunch will be provided but please bring any drinks and snacks. All ages are welcome, children must be supervised by adult. All training and equipment will be provided. Please wear outdoor clothing and bring waterproofs, and wear boots with a sturdy sole. A general level of fitness needed. Exact location will be confirmed at least 48 hours prior to the event.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform.

Hedge planting
2024-01-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Unity Farm, Brampton
Volunteer to plant hedges on Unity Farm in Brampton planting a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as creating vital habitat highways for wildlife. We’ll be working with a group of volunteers on Saturday 20 January between 10am to 4pm improving habitats as part of the Brampton 2 Zero project.
Suitable for ages 16+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outdoors, and bring gloves. Please bring flasks with hot drinks, snacks, and packed lunch. If you have any appropriate tools, feel free to bring them along.
For more information please email Dylan Hardy or call 07704147690. To sign up please use the Better Impact volunteer system.
We are also planting at Unity Farm on Saturday 17 February, find out more here.

Fellfoot Forward hedge planting
2024-01-13 10:00 - 14:30 | Blunderfield farm, Kirkoswald, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1EX, United Kingdom
We are inviting families and volunteers to join us at Blunderfield Farm, Kirkoswald, helping to connect the landscape through planting hedges. As well as getting some fresh air and exercise, you’ll also be helping to bolster local wildlife, using a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as create vital habitat highways for wildlife.
The event will run from 10am to approximately 2.30pm and volunteers are welcome to join for all or part of the day. Suitable for all ages, under 16s must be supervised by adults.
Please bring clothing appropriate for the day’s weather, which is likely to require warm, waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. Work gloves and tools will be provided. Hot drinks and snacks will be provided but please bring lunch, snacks and a flask for hot drinks. Booking is essential.
Blunderfield Farm, Kirkoswald CA10 1EX
Parking available at farmyard.
Please sign up to our volunteer system, Better Impact, here. Once accepted, you will be able to see volunteer opportunities and sign up to the hedge planting session.
If you are already on Better Impact, sign into your profile here and then sign up to the hedge planting session.
For any further information, please email Dylan Hardy.

Tree planting
2024-01-11 10:00 - 15:30 | Scargill
Join us at a farm near Scargill to undertake tree planting on 11 January, 10am-3.30pm. Volunteers are welcome to leave earlier if needed. We will be planting a mix of native trees and scrub in stockproof “cactus” guards.
All ages are welcome, children must be supervised by adult. Outdoor clothing to be worn and bring waterproofs. Thick gloves are beneficial for handling guards but can be provided. Please wear boots with a sturdy sole. All training and equipment will be provided. A general level of fitness is needed. A light lunch will be provided but please bring any drinks and snacks.
Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer platform.

Saturday stroll - a guided walk
2023-12-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Blanchland
Join us for a guided walk at a relaxed pace on the last Saturday of each month.
The location of the winter walk on 30 December, 10.30am to 12.30pm, is Blanchland. We will follow a circular route passing the historic features that lie on the outskirts of the village; concentrating on the mining history of the area. Following the walk you are welcome to join us for hot drinks and festive cakes.
All ages are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult and must be able to walk or be carried as the paths may not be suitable for pushchairs). Well-behaved dogs on a short lead are welcome. The exact meeting location will be confirmed nearer the date.
Please note that this walk is subject to weather conditions and minimum booking numbers being met.
Please book using the Ticketsource link below.

Photogrammetry practice day
2023-12-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Nenthead Mines
Join us for a photogrammetry skills practice day at Nenthead mines on 19 December, 10am to 4pm. This opportunity is suitable for those volunteers who attended the two day photogrammetry workshop held in May.
The day is running as a drop in session giving the chance to practice taking photographs throughout the historic site and run the images through photogrammetric software.
Please book using the Better Impact volunteer system

Fellfoot Forward family hedge planting
2023-12-16 10:00 - 14:30 | Clement Leazes, Crossgates Road, Hallbankgate, Cumbria, CA8 2PF
We are inviting families and volunteers to join us at Clement Leazes, Hallbankgate, helping to connect the landscape through planting hedges. As well as getting some fresh air and exercise, you’ll also be helping to bolster local wildlife, using a diverse hedge mix to boost the farm’s biodiversity as well as create vital habitat highways for wildlife.
The event will run from 10am to approximately 2.30pm and volunteers are welcome to join for all or part of the day. Suitable for all ages, under 16s must be supervised by adults.
Please bring clothing appropriate for the day’s weather, which is likely to require warm, waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. Work gloves and tools will be provided. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided but please bring snacks, drinks and a flask for hot drinks. Booking is essential.
Clement Leazes, Crossgates Road, Hallbankgate, Brampton, CA8 2PF
Grid ref: NY 58112 59309 / W3W: ///useful.fear.underline
Parking available at farmyard.
Please sign up to our volunteer system, Better Impact, here. Once accepted, you will be able to see volunteer opportunities and sign up to the hedge planting session.
If you are already on Better Impact, sign into your profile here and then sign up to the hedge planting session.
For any further information, please email Dylan Hardy.

Coaster distribution (Fellfoot Forward)
2023-12-16 09:15 - 15:45 | Hallbankgate Hub Community shop
Help us share our 24/7 broadcast featuring sounds and voices recorded in the Fellfoot Forward landscape in Cumbria. We have printed coasters to be used in venues across the Fellfoot area to promote Fellfoot Radio.
If you can distribute these in your local community, pubs, village halls, cafes, schools and more, please drop in to the Hallbankgate Hub Community shop to collect your allocation and let us know which area you can cover. Please call in from 16 December 2023 up to 2 March 2024.
Radio is a unique sound experience, uncovering a very special part of North East Cumbria it’s people and places.

Please sign up using the volunteer system Better Impact.
