Conservation work on Glenridding Common

On Thursday 27th June (a very hot day) the juniors set off up to Glenridding Common to carry out a survey of vegetation on the peat bog above Greenside Mines. We found a healthy bog with very little exposed peat and plenty of vegetation covering it. We found sphagnum moss, cotton grass and even sundew, along with heather. We were surprised by the depth of the peat, almost 2 metres in places. We also found a newt in the stream we too measurements from, and a frog. The water was slightly acidic but clean. We visited the junipers that are being protected from sheep grazing and the beautiful shimmering Aspens. This was a great way to undertake our conservation work, but also a new place to explore and discover.