11/04/2013
I had a very interesting
chat with Paddy recently who has been volunteering since last October. Paddy is
an Outdoor Writer & Photographer and occasionally gives talks about his
work at the Coach House. As an Ulverston resident who loves the outdoors and
having spent lots of time walking in the grounds of Ford Park he decided to
become a volunteer and one of his first jobs was spent raking up leaves.
This is a never ending job as
you can imagine so after discussion with Kim it was decided that as part of the
John Muir Awards he would set up a tree trail. To start he updated the original
tree survey that was last completed in 2007. Then to begin the trail he
explored the grounds to see where to best situate the trail and what trees to
use. Each tree on the trail has a number and information about it and is
great fun for both children & adults to follow.
The John Muir Award has three
elements to it & these are:
1 To explore the area.
2 To conserve that area.
3 To share information about
it.
In creating this wonderful tree
trail Paddy has managed to do all three very successfully and this trail will
delight visitors for years to come. You can pick up a leaflet from the Coach House Cafe so do call in and take a stroll to see if you can find all the
trees.
www.paddydillon.co.uk
www.paddydillon.co.uk
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