Deliveries continue to expand for Eden Local

Four New Teams - more doors being reached

As advertised last month, we are recruiting more teams. The more we have, the quicker we can deliver which is key to our winter delivery schedule. We have recruited four new teams from our previous advertisement last month. We have individuals and teams that do regular delivery routes, from posting 31 magazines through doors up to 1,560. From our Hub in Penrith, we aim to recruit teams for deliveries in the areas they live. Extra income, or raising money for charities, local groups and community organisations, or fund raising for another purpose. Can you help deliver your Eden Local in:

Aiketgate CA4 9 Ainstable CA4 9 Alston CA9 3 Appleby CA16 Armathwaite CA4 9 Cocklakes CA4 0 Cotehill CA4 0 Croglin CA4 9 Crosby Ravensworth CA10 3 Cumwhinton CA4 8 Great Asby CA16 6 Great Corby CA4 8LT Hazelrigg/Beck CA10 1 Haresceugh CA10 1 Holmwrangle CA4 9 Hornsby CA8 9 Hornsby Gate CA8 9 Hutton CA11 0 Hutton End CA11 Hutton John CA11 0 Lockhills CA4 9 Longdales CA4 9 Long Marton CA16 Low Braithwaite CA4 0 Low Cotehill CA4 0 Newbiggin CA8 9 Ousby CA10 1 Penruddock CA11 0 Row CA10 1 Ruckcroft CA4 9 Scarrowhill CA8 9 Scotby CA4 8 Soulby CA11 0 Wetheral CA4 8 Yanwath CA10 2

For all enquiries, there is just one person to contact - lee@cumbrianlocal.co.uk or call 01768 862394

© White-faced Darter. Male. Credit Tim Coleshaw

The White-faced Darter

By Eleanor Colver

Take an early summer stroll along the boardwalks of the Wildlife Trust’s Fowlshaw Moss nature reserve, near Witherslack, and if you are lucky, you will come face to face with the rare White-faced Darter.

At less than 4cm long the White-faced Darter, scientific name: Leucorrhinia dubia, can be tricky to spot; however, their bright pale face makes them are hard to misidentify. Females and young adults have a black body with striking yellow markings, while mature males have dashing red markings. As with all dragonflies, White-faced Darters start their life underwater as larvae hunting other small creatures like mosquito larvae. Whitefaced Darter larvae only live in bog pools where they hide amongst the floating bog moss. Their larvae continuously shed their outer skeleton (exoskeleton), as they get bigger, until they are ready to transform into adults; this can take up to three years. Then, on dry mornings in late May- early June, the larvae crawl out of the water and up onto nearby plant stems where they undergo ‘emergence’. This is when the larvae shed their exoskeleton for the last time emerging as beautiful flying adults. As soon as they are ready to fly they take off to nearby woodland or heather to find shelter. As flying adults these dragonflies are superb aerial hunters, chasing down small flying insects like midges. Once fully matured the adults return to water to find a mate; females lay their eggs into the waterlogged bog moss, which will shelter the larvae once they hatch. Unfortunately, Cumbria is one of the last counties in England where White-faced Darter still survive, and the species is classified as endangered in Britain. Many of the species’ historic lowland bogs across England were drained to make room for forestry plantations and farmland; as a result, the White-faced Darter’s breeding pools were lost. However, a number of partnerships have