Friends of the Lake District

Dramatic Reduction in Light Pollution During Lockdown

A nationwide Star Count conducted in February has revealed a significant drop in light pollution levels across the UK. Read more
Welcome back!

Welcome - if you've not been able to visit for a while, it's great to have you back! Here's some tips to make your visit as kind to the Lake District as possible. Read more
Ambleside ‘Big Switch Off’

Community groups, residents, businesses and Cumbria Highways are taking part in the first lighting ‘Big Switch Off’ in Ambleside on Saturday 10 April, from 9.30pm onwards overnight. Read more
Cumbria ‘LED-ing’ the way with street light replacement programme

Work is nearing completion on Cumbria County Council’s exciting street light replacement and improvement programme, a major countywide project to replace over 45,000 street lights with more efficient and cost effective LED technology. Read more

We work to sustain the rich, diverse, living pattern of landscape, wildlife and culture that makes Cumbria and the Lake District unique

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We are an independent charity and the only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Cumbria's landscapes for future generations

A Postcard from the Lakes

We’re replacing our monthly e-newsletter with this weekly update to share ideas and to help keep you connected with the countryside, and keep you occupied at home in these challenging times.

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Latest News

Dramatic Reduction in Light Pollution During Lockdown

A nationwide Star Count conducted in February has revealed a significant drop in light pollution levels across the UK. Read more
A Song to Sing on your Way Back to the Lakes

Don’t Stop... (With our apologies...it's more Fleetwith Pike than Fleetwood Mac) Read more
Poetry Lessons in the Outdoors

Poet, Harriet Fraser has produced two short films for the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aimed at primary aged children to inspire poetry linked to trees and the landscape. Read more
Welcome back!

Welcome - if you've not been able to visit for a while, it's great to have you back! Here's some tips to make your visit as kind to the Lake District as possible. Read more

Projects and Campaigns

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aims to unlock and reveal the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales, enabling more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape. Read more
Dark Skies Cumbria

Find out more about our project to get the Lake District recognised Dark Sky status - and how you can take part. Photo: Ben Bush Read more
Southern Boundary Extension

A proposal to Extend the Boundary of the Lake District National Park between Grange-over-Sands and the Irish Sea Coast at Silecroft to Provide Statutory Protection to a High Quality Landscape Read more