Nature Notes July 2024
Nature Notes July 2024 The sun was shining when we arrived at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s reserve of Eycott Hill. The hay meadow near the car park was a blaze of colour: orange Common Sorrel; yellow Hay Rattle and Catsear; white…
Revd Helens Letter ( July 2024)
Pilgrimage What's the difference between walking and pilgrimage? Walking is great and good and an activity. I enjoy walking my dog with my family and friends on my own. Pilgrimage is intentional walking so that the rhythm itself becomes a…
Nature Notes June 2024
Nature Notes June 2024 You would think that having grazing animals on a nature reserve would be counter-productive, in that the animals would eat the vegetation that needed protecting. In fact the opposite is true. Swannington Upgate Common is in…
Revd Helens Letter ( June 2024)
Lessons from Sabbatical (Sabbath=rest, refreshment, refuelling) 1st: Waiting. At every time of waiting there is always creativity, sometimes there is pain and above all God always blesses the waiting with the gift of arrival. 2nd: Risk. taking things that make me fearful…