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We were delighted to welcome ‘The Bay: a Blueprint for Recovery’ to the meadow on a beautiful sunny day in September. Volunteers and team members quickly planted 500 wildflower plug…

We are running a community meadow planting session on Wednesday 31st August at 3.30pm at Hermitage Field Community Meadow (next to Woodies car park) Low Road, Crook O’ Lune. We…

We would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers who donate time and energy to the meadow and have been doing so for much of the…

Hay Time Project Officer, Carol Edmondson, lead a morning of floral immersion on the 6th July. The walk started with a relaxing stroll around the Life 4 a Life meadow on…

Marking National Meadows Day, two colourful new interpretation boards were installed in July at the entrances to the meadow. The boards outline how Britain has lost 97% of its species-rich…

We are absolutely delighted with the progress to transform Hermitage Field into a Species rich wildflower meadow. Thank you to all our volunteers, our funders, Plantlife, The Green Recovery Challenge,…

Abbeystead youth group joined us on a chilly November morning for the final plug planting of the season.  This organised and experienced young team planted 170 wild flowers into the…

Thank you to our super teams of volunteers who have turned up frequently to support the creation of a community wild flower meadow on Hermitage Field.  It has been an…

A fantastic community effort! Thank you to everyone who attended the ‘Wildflower Weekend at Woodies’ event, in honour of Paul Woodruff on 14th August 2021.We had an incredible turn out,…