WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES

We will meet at the National Trust car park at Great Wood, Borrowdale. This location is accessible by bus from Keswick. Our plan is to take in as many habitats as possible during the day, so from the car park we will walk down to the shore of Derwent Water and then head up through Great Wood, along Cat Gill, up into the moorland terrain above, through sheep grazed former woodland and then explore bog and heathland on the open fell. Time permitting, we plan on ascending to either the  summit of Walla Crag or Bleaberry Fell.

We hope this workshop will be useful for ML trainees who want to gain more confidence for the plant ID and natural history aspect of their assessment,  and for those who simply want to improve their knowledge of the environment they love. If you already have a good knowledge of plants and want to share a day with others who love the wild flora of the Lake District then you are most welcome as well.

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED

Pleae come equiped for a day on the hills

CATERING/FOOD

Please bring a packed lunch and a drink

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS

This is a peer led workshop run by Heather Rainsley and Nigel Sharma from the MTA Lake District Regional Group. Neither Heather nor Nigel would claim to be experts but Heather has a degree in ecology and good working knowledge of plants from an environmental point of view, Nigel is a keen bushcraft enthusiast whose knowledge of plants is based around their uses and edibility.

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE

If you need to cancel, please contact Nigel on 07801785687 as soon as you know you can no longer make it.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.

Start

24/05/2025 10:00

End

24/05/2025 16:00

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

4

Bookings

4

Venue

Great Wood National Trust car park on the B5289. Accessible by bus from Keswick, which is 1.8 miles away.

Town

Borrowdale

County

Cumbria

Postcode

CA12 5UP

Country

England

Latitude

54.59257

Longitude

-3.12937

Grid Reference

NY272213

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01690 720272

Email