Membership organisation for those who love nature. We have field trips throughout the year and a monthly lecture at the WI Hall in Arnside, second Thursday of the month from September to April.
📧 arnsidenaturalhistorysociety@gmail.com
🌐 https://arnsideanddistrictnhs.co.ukVolunteer with us to make real friends, learn new skills, get fit and make a difference.
🏢The Old Station Building, Arnside, Carnforth LA5 0HG (Office)
☎ (Local) 761034
🌐https://www.arnside-silverdale.org.uk/From birds to beach cleans, from cycle ways to the history that shaped us, we work in collaboration with the community and other partners to deliver projects with real impact.
🏢 The Factory, Castle Mills, Aynam Road, Kendal, LA9 7DE (Office)
☎ 01539 734888
🌐 https://morecambebay.org.ukWe promote knowledge of and pleasure in our local history through monthly talks, bi-annual magazines, maintenance of an archive, and on our website.
We care for sites in Silverdale and Arnside and manage them both for the huge diversity of wildlife they attract and also for people to enjoy day to day and love as much as we do.
☎ (Local) 702815
📧 morecambebayproperties@nationaltrust.org.uk
🌐 nationaltrust.org.uk/arnside-and-silverdaleLeighton Moss boasts the largest reed-bed in northwest England and is home to a wide range of spectacular wildlife, including otters, bearded tits, marsh harriers, egrets and red deer.
🏢 Myers Farm, Storrs Lane, Silverdale, LA5 0SW (Office)
☎ (Local) 701601
📧 leighton.moss@rspb.org.uk
🌐 https://rspb.org.uk/leightonmossA volunteer group that runs a stall to share surplus local produce and plants, minimising food waste, packaging and food miles, encouraging a more sustainable way of life. We also raise donations for local foodbanks (along with a donation box at 6B Lindeth Rd) – our ethos is “Take what you need and give what you can”.
Stall: Wednesday mornings. May-October, outside the Gaskell Hall
🌐 silverdalegardensurplus.wordpress.comWe hold two flower shows annually, organise trips in summer and talks in the winter. Members (£2.50 annually) get discounts at local garden centres.
👤 Sarah Fishwick
☎ (Local) 701592
📧 silverdalehorticulturalsoc@gmail.comWe promote and encourage the red squirrels back to the AONB.
