The only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Lake District and Cumbrian landscapes
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An application for a gas power station in open countryside near Old Hutton, has been resubmitted and you have until Friday to submit comments. Read more
Over 1,300 people took part in nearly 60 separate litter picks right across Cumbria collecting 353 sacks of rubbish. Read more
Morecambe Bay Walk 2018 Join us on this unique 8 mile sponsored walk across the tidal sands and mudflats of Morecambe Bay to raise money to protect the stunning Lake District landscape. Read more
Latrigg, famous for mass walks in the 1880’s that helped enable access for all to the Lake District, will be the venue for a Friends of the Lake District Rally to launch our 2018 Great Landscapes Week. Read more
The story of the formation of Borrowdale is one of volcanoes, islands arcs, plate tectonics and earthquakes. Read more
Learn what is being done to protect and preserve this iconic creature Read more
A zipwire in Cumbria may well bring economic benefits, but not if it is in the wrong place and damages the unique landscapes that sustain Cumbria Read more