So midsummer is approaching, and plans are afoot amongst the hippies of the Blencathra Centre to visit nearby Castlerigg stone circle to mark the rising of the sun on the longest day of the year. Castlerigg is believed to be over five thousand years old and is one of the most popular sites within the Lake District and is one the many world famous features that can be seen from the centre grounds.
As summer approaches, the centre begins to prepare for the two certainties of the season, biology courses and ‘changeable’ weather. As I type, the weather is overcast with a few showers blowing through and the first of two A-level biology groups have arrived for a course this weekend. They will be studying topics such as zonation on a rocky shore, freshwater invertebrates and management of heather moorlands. Here’s hoping the weather holds dry(ish)!
In other news, congratulations to two of our tutors who have just passed their minibus driving tests, allowing them to drive bigger vehicles, and therefore more students to fieldwork sites around Cumbria.
