Volunteers rally to give nature 'a helping hand'

Volunteers in Eden valley are rallying together to carry out a two-year planting programme to re-establish the Woodland Burial Area.

The Eden District Council Bereavement Services and Friends of Alston Cemetery Group will plant two types of wild flowers, to re-develop meadow grasses and attract bees and butterflies to the area.

The first type being the 'meadow collection' including:

• Ox Eye Daisy
• Birdsfoot Trefoil
• Lady’s Bedstraw

The second type including:

• Primrose
• Dog Violets
• Rock rose

Around 200 little plants are expected to be planted, enhancing the wild flower population and also in the hopes of increasing interest to the area.