The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership, together with Carlisle City Council, Eden Rivers Trust, and Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre, is holding a Festival of Nature at Talkin Tarn in June.
Celebrating nature around the themes of water, woodland, and meadow, the festival will bring together families, wildlife recorders, budding naturalists, farmers, environmental organisations, and communities. There will be something for everyone, from guided walks and nature spotting tips to pond dipping and species identification, from composting and wildlife gardening to arts, crafts, and family games, from trail camera and moth trapping demonstrations to geology activities and a sensory walk.
There will be something for everyone from guided walks and nature spotting tips to pond dipping and species identification including plants, invertebrates, and birds, from composting and wildlife gardening to family games and arts, music and crafts, from trail camera and moth trapping information to geology activities and a sensory walk.
The Festival of Nature is being delivered as part of the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme, which is led by the North Pennines AONB Partnership and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It has been organised around the themes of water, woodland, and meadow and will be inclusive to a diverse range of audiences. The organisations present at the festival and delivering activities include:
- Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
- Eden Rivers Trust
- University of Cumbria
- 4Eden
- Cumbria Wildlife Trust
- Green PLACE
- Carlisle City Council
- RSPB
- Sustainable Brampton
- Carlisle Youth Zone
- North Pennines AONB Partnership
The Festival of Nature takes place at Talkin Tarn, Tarn Road, Brampton CA8 1HN from on Saturday 18 June from 12 noon to 11.30pm and on Sunday 19 June from 7am to 4pm. Entry is free.
