Borrowdale Rainforest NNR: Lunchtime talk at Keswick Museum
Join Nature Reserve Officer Jade for a special talk and learn about the work the National Trust are doing to restore the Borrowdale Rainforest in partnership with Natural England and the farmers of the Borrowdale Valley.
- Booking essential
- Free event
Borrowdale is home to one of the world’s rarest habitats, the temperate rainforest. Rarer than tropical rainforests and receiving just as much rain per year as the Amazon, the Borrowdale Rainforest is the largest remaining fragment of temperate rainforest left in England.
Come along to Keswick Museum to hear more about the work the National Trust are doing to restore this magnificent habitat in partnership with Natural England and the farmers of the Borrowdale Valley.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 017687 73263
- Suitability
Suitable for adults
- Meeting point
Keswick Museum – station road, Keswick, CA12 4NF
- Accessibility
There is step-free access to the Crosthwaite Room from Lower Fitz Park. The Crosthwaite Room can be accessed via lift from the main museum gallery.
Upcoming events
Guided walk: Farming with nature
Discover the cultural landscape of the Lake District World Heritage Site on a gentle guided walk through the Stonethwaite Valley.
Community coppicing days
Come and enjoy a day out in the Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve to help us with coppicing and take home some wood for gardening stakes, firewood or whatever you like.