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  • A Grand Opening for Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld

    A Grand Opening for Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld

    On a day of spring sunshine, local photographer and filmmaker Terry Abraham and six young photography competition winners from Threlkeld Primary School cut the ribbon on a new bridge over Kilnhow beck and declared Dam Mire Wood open! Read more

  • FAQ's Dam Mire Wood

    FAQ's Dam Mire Wood

    The most frequently asked questions about our ownership of Dam Mire Wood Read more

  • 10th January 2022: Our First Workparty at Dam Mire Wood

    10th January 2022: Our First Workparty at Dam Mire Wood

    On a dull and drizzly day at Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld yesterday, hardy volunteers arrived from Keswick, Cockermouth, Mungrisedale and Watermillock to lend a hand and begin the transformation of the two hectare piece of land gifted to Friends of the Lake District by member and local resident Prof Mike Hambrey. Read more

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Dam Mire Wood, Threlkeld

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This is a two hectare piece of land gifted to Friends of the Lake District by member and local resident Prof Mike Hambrey.

The generous gift of the land makes this Friends of the Lake District’s most northerly piece of land but to enable it to be accessed and enjoyed we now have to build a bridge to cross Kilnhow Beck and create a new path to the land.

Friends of the Lake District was one of the handful of charities to benefit from money gifted to the 'Friends of Blencathra' following the unsuccessful attempt to buy the mountain. We're really pleased that we're able to part-fund this work with that legacy money and put the generous donations to work in the shadow of Blencathra. 

We have already been on site working with West Cumbria Rivers Trust and Threlkeld School children to plant over 1000 trees and to install 'leaky dams' which help to slow the flow of water across the land. 

We'll be adding regular updates here so do check back to see the progress of the work. We'll be capturing timelapse and drone footage too so that you can keep up to speed with our contractor Dan Boardley as he creates a new path to the land an builds a bridge to cross Kilnhow Beck. We'll also make updates available via our newsletters so do sign up at the foot of this page if you want to receive updates from us.

A Grand Opening for Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld

A Grand Opening for Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld

On a day of spring sunshine, local photographer and filmmaker Terry Abraham and six young photography competition winners from Threlkeld Primary School cut the ribbon on a new bridge over Kilnhow beck and declared Dam Mire Wood open! Read more

Published: 5th May, 2022

Updated: 11th May, 2022

Author: Chris James

Complete our Survey

Complete our Survey

Friends of the Lake District wants Dam Mire Wood to be a place the community and public can enjoy. We would love to know what you would like to see on the property and how you would like it to be used. Read more

Published: 14th March, 2022

Updated: 10th May, 2022

Author: Chris James

Dam Mire Wood Photo Competition

Dam Mire Wood Photo Competition

We're looking for pictures taken at Dam Mire Wood or pictures of the wood from and the wider area from vantage points around Threlkeld, maybe high atop Blencathra. Send them to us for a chance to win a brilliant collection of Lake District inspired books. Read more

Published: 12th March, 2022

Updated: 10th May, 2022

Author: Chris James

FAQ's Dam Mire Wood

FAQ's Dam Mire Wood

The most frequently asked questions about our ownership of Dam Mire Wood Read more

Published: 5th March, 2022

Updated: 5th May, 2022

Author: Chris James

10th January 2022: Our First Workparty at Dam Mire Wood

10th January 2022: Our First Workparty at Dam Mire Wood

On a dull and drizzly day at Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld yesterday, hardy volunteers arrived from Keswick, Cockermouth, Mungrisedale and Watermillock to lend a hand and begin the transformation of the two hectare piece of land gifted to Friends of the Lake District by member and local resident Prof Mike Hambrey. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2022

Updated: 31st January, 2022

Author: Chris James

25th November 2021: Hedge Planting at Dam Mire Wood

25th November 2021: Hedge Planting at Dam Mire Wood

We picked a glorious morning to spend an hour with Mike Hambrey who kindly gifted us Dam Mire Wood to do some hedge planting. Read more

Published: 25th November, 2021

Updated: 11th January, 2022

Author: Chris James

6th Oct to 9th November 2021: Timelapse Footage of Completed Access Work

6th Oct to 9th November 2021: Timelapse Footage of Completed Access Work

Five hard weeks of work in two minutes! Timelapse footage of the access work carried out by our brilliant contractor 'DB Contracts' at Dam Mire Wood, Threlkeld. Read more

Published: 19th November, 2021

Updated: 26th November, 2021

Author: Chris James

9th November 2021: Path Works Complete!

9th November 2021: Path Works Complete!

After five hard weeks of work, our contractor Dan finished work on the new access to Dam Mire Wood at Threlkeld today. We are delighted with how the path is coping with all the wet so far. It has been brilliant to be working with DB Contracts and they have done a superb job for us on a difficult site. Read more

Published: 9th November, 2021

Updated: 19th November, 2021

Author: Chris James

2nd November 2021: Severe Weather Tests Our Drainage

2nd November 2021: Severe Weather Tests Our Drainage

Dam Mire Wood Update: Last week really tested our contractor Dan Boardley and colleague Andy due to the severe weather conditions Cumbria experienced. Read more

Published: 3rd November, 2021

Updated: 9th November, 2021

Author: Chris James

20th October 2021: What a difference a week makes!

20th October 2021: What a difference a week makes!

Dan from DB Contracts (pictured) and Nick worked long hours last week to try and beat the rain forecast. Instead of a muddy highway, the new path now looks like a graded path fitting more naturally into the contours of the banking. Read more

Published: 21st October, 2021

Updated: 5th November, 2021

Author: Chris James

14th October 2021: Pathway Cleared

14th October 2021: Pathway Cleared

The weather has been kinder this week which has seen Dan and Nick of DB Contracts making great progress with the path works. The line of the path is nearly all cleared and work has focused on getting a hardcore base down. Read more

Published: 14th October, 2021

Updated: 21st October, 2021

Author: Chris James

5th October 2021: Work Begins

5th October 2021: Work Begins

Following the granting of planning permission and river crossing permits, access work could finally begin on site. Read more

Published: 8th October, 2021

Updated: 21st October, 2021

Author: Chris James

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