The National Trust team of staff and volunteers spent a day planting young gorse bushes on Whitehaven Coast.

The gorse plants will gradually grow to form a richer habitat for wildlife, and to soften some of the "raw edges" left following the engineering works.

Chris Gomersall, the new Whitehaven Warden for The National Trust said:

"We've planted most of the gorse towards the edges of the cliffs.  The idea is, once the gorse has grown big enough, the fencing can be removed.  This will leave the gorse as a natural safety barrier, improving the look of the clifftop walk, and making it better for wildlife too." 

Chris is planning more planting days to plant young heather plants to add to the heather already growing wild on the clifftops.   

We'd love local people to come and help plant, so we'll be advertising the date soon. 

Keep your eyes peeled, and come and join in!