NEWS
Grants
As a result of the level of expenditure currently needed to maintain Ashmeadow Woodlands, the Trustees reluctantly decided that they are unable to make any grants in 2023.
The woods have suffered with the effects of Storm Arwen late in November 2021. Unusually for Arnside the storm was from the North whereas normally the prevailing winds are from the west and the Knott shelters us. Wind speeds of 95mph were recorded elsewhere in the country and Arnside suffered the loss of a large number of trees. Ashmeadow Woods lost several mature trees, the worst being the glorious Beech that fell over the path leading to the Bothy and which brought down two other trees. Luckily these missed the building but fell onto the wall by the gate into the Walled Garden damaging it. The paths were closed to the public during December whilst our tree surgeon inspected the damage. The paths were reopened in January although the fallen trunks of the largest trees are too large to clear. The damaged wall has been made safe and work will commence early in 2023 to rebuild it.
The Ukrainian Tree
In the meadow, there a red kalyna, has bent down low,
For some reason, our glorious Ukraine, has been worried so.
And we’ll take that red kalyna and we will raise it up,
And we, our glorious Ukraine, shall, hey – hey, cheer up – and rejoice!
And we’ll take that red kalyna and we will raise it up,
And we, our glorious Ukraine, shall, hey – hey, cheer up – and rejoice!
Do not bend low, Oh red kalyna, You have a white flower.
Do not worry, glorious Ukraine, You have a free people.
And we’ll take that red kalyna and will raise it up,
And we, our glorious Ukraine, shall, hey – hey, cheer up – and rejoice!
And we’ll take that red kalyna and will raise it up,
And we, our glorious Ukraine, shall, hey – hey, cheer up – and rejoice!