Nature Conservation

Skiddaw Forest is a very big area of land indeed. I hope you get some sense of the scale of the place from the Aerial overview. The plans for the restoration of this new nature reserve are very ambitious, and will stretch not just across the years but across the… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Skiddaw Forest Tour

I was stunned when I first visited Hows Wood. It was so still and quiet, and looked and felt like a very ancient place with so much of every surface carpeted in green moss. After creating the tour I brought my wife and granddaughter to visit it, following on from… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Hows Wood Tour

A lovely wood, that is maturing nicely, having originally come into the Friends of the Lake District’s possession in 1993, so 30 years at the time of creating this tour . It is very quiet, peaceful and well away from residential areas. I think I have seen more deer than… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Mike’s Wood Tour

This piece of land, surrounded by Little Asby Common, was a little more straightforward to create a virtual tour for. It only required the one aerial overview and its boundary is very clearly demarcated. I am keen to visit again, hopefully when the wildflower meadows are in full bloom, to… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Mazonwath Tour

At the time, Little Asby Common was certainly the most expansive nature reserve for which I had been asked to create a tour. I realised that a single aerial overview from a central position would leave most of the points of interest as distant points around the horizon, so calculated… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Little Asby Common Tour

This is one of many virtual tours of Cumbria Wildlife Trust nature reserves on which I have collaborated. An excellent way of exploring and interacting with a reserve. This can prepare you for visiting in person or replace the experience if it is not possible for you to visit. You… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Drumburgh Moss Tour

This is one of many virtual tours of Cumbria Wildlife Trust nature reserves on which I have collaborated. An excellent way of exploring and interacting with a reserve. This can prepare you for visiting in person or replace the experience if it is not possible for you to visit. You… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Hutton Roof Crags Tour

Sweden Wood belongs to The Friends of the Lake District and is a shortish walk up from Ambleside. I saw bluebells and primroses on my visit but there are unexpected elements to the wood, as there is evidence of terracing and non-native tree-planting thought to date from Victorian times. It… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Sweden Wood Tour

Virtual tours are an excellent way of exploring and interacting with the landscapes owned by the Friends of the Lake District. This can prepare you for visiting in person or replace the experience if it is not possible for you to visit. You can choose what order you wish to… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – Greenbank Wood Tour

This is one of many virtual tours of Cumbria Wildlife Trust nature reserves on which I have collaborated. An excellent way of exploring and interacting with a reserve. This can prepare you for visiting in person or replace the experience if it is not possible for you to visit. You… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Brown Robin Tour