Welcome to the Lancaster District Forest Friends project

Volunteer sessions take place on Thursdays and Saturdays, visiting woods in Carnforth, Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham. Just click on the woods you are interested in for more information.

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During this summer we will be improving the footpaths, picking litter, repairing gates and fences, and keeping undergrowth trimmed back.

In addition to the general sessions, we are organising extra community events. During May-Sept we will be running Woodland Skills, and Art & Craft sessions suitable for all ages. On some afternoons, we will be exploring the woodland ecology together, identifying trees, plants, insects and fungi. Our on-line calendar has full details here

Over the winter months, when trees are dormant and birds aren't nesting, we will be coppicing and hedge-laying. Coppicing is the process of cutting down multi-stem trees, and single stem trees to develop as multi-stem ones. New stems grow from the stump, and the cutting can be repeated every 5-20 years almost indefinitely. Willow, sweet chestnut ash, hazel and oak are often managed as rotation coppice.

If you are interested in other volunteer work in parks, cemeteries or woodlands in the Lancaster District, you could contact one of the many 'Friends of' Groups (see Lancaster Green Spaces' links page for details). They are sure to welcome new volunteers.

We are pleased to acknowledge support for the project from: