Welcome to ‘Conserving Coniston & Crake’
A Heritage Lottery Funded project which will help to protect, monitor and restore the freshwater environment of Coniston Water, the River Crake and the wider catchment area, through a programme of conservation, community engagement and education.
The project will run between 2017 and 2020, with an ongoing legacy beyond this time period. It is a South Cumbria Rivers Trust project initiated and run by Coniston and Crake Catchment Partnership.
Latest News
More new homes along the Crake! March 4th, 2019 by Kath Smith
Fourteen new homes were made at the second Nest Box Workshop, bringing this year’s total to 38. Around half of these will be put up…
Nest Box Workshop Part 2 February 21st, 2019 by Kath Smith
Another opportunity to make a nest box for the project! As the first workshop was so popular we’ve decided to run a second one…
Fantastic February February 19th, 2019 by Kath Smith
February has turned out to be a very busy month indeed. We started with a walk to celebrate World Wetlands Day and look at some…