case Study
Fix the Fells
Friends of the Lake District is part of the Fix the Fells partnership that helps protect the Lake District landscape from erosion.
What is Fix the Fells?
Fix the Fells is a partnership programme between the National Trust, the Lake District National Park, Natural England, Friends of the Lake District and the Lake District Foundation. The aim of the partnership is to protect the spectacular Lake District landscape from erosion damage by repairing and maintaining upland paths.
Fix the Fells has been operating since 2001 and needs over £500,000 each year to fix and maintain over 400 miles of paths across the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The programme of work relies on funding from grants and donations. In 2025, Friends of the Lake District announced that we would sponsor a ranger post to further support the work of this partnership.
How does Fix the Fells operate?
Professional rangers carry out the core work on the fells. Rangers repair paths, build or repair drains and stone pitched steps, and landscape the area to help guide people and prevent further erosion.
Volunteers work with the rangers all the year round doing maintenance work and smaller repair projects, including keeping drains clear to divert water off the paths.
Meet Patrick – the ranger we sponsor
Fix the Fells ranger update
Patrick, the Fix the Fells ranger that Friends of the Lake District sponsors, gives an update on last…
Fixing the Fells
A hike with Fix the Fells ranger Patrick Gaffney.
Friends of the Lake District sponsors Fix the Fells ranger
We’re sponsoring a Fix the Fells ranger to support the partnership organisation in its great work of repairing…