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Help Out Day: Coppicing at Skelghyll Woods

Help our rangers with coppicing at Skelgyhll Woods, Ambleside

  • Booking essential
  • Free event

Have a go at this ancient woodland management technique. We'll be coppicing in Skelghyll Woods as part of our on-going woodland management.

We will provide tools and work gloves, do bring your own gloves if you have them.

Times

The basics

Booking details

Call 0344 249 1895 Free event. Booking essential.

Suitability

Not suitable for children

Meeting point

Meet at the small car park for Stagshaw Gardens and Skelghyll Woods postcode LA22 0HE.

What to bring and wear

Bring waterproof shoes, boots or wellies, waterproof jacket and sun protection if it's sunny. Work/gardening gloves, if you have some. Bring a pack lunch, snacks and drinks.

Accessibility

Uneven ground in a woodland area. We will walk from the car park to the woodland (approx. 20 minute walk).

Other

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Tcmz6b4KQgeytmc7. what3words freely.clipboard.stables. There are a few parking spaces at that location, and there is Waterhead pay and display car park just under a mile north on the main road (https://maps.app.goo.gl/w5oa5VJe9vzPnjSb6). It's also easily accessible with public transport, on the 555 bus route. The nearest toilets are also at Waterhead carpark.

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