Great Landscapes offer endless opportunities for physical, spiritual and mental well-being. They have been the inspiration for artists, poets and adventurers down the centuries. They also offer the fundamental stuff of life: water, oxygen, fuel, soil to grow food and a place to live for humans, wildlife and nature. But they are also under threat and, in our busy lives, we can take for granted the true beauty and importance of what is above, below and all around us.
From Monday 8th to Sunday 21st August 2022 we’re inviting you to step into our great Cumbrian landscapes and experience what’s so special about them by joining us on a FREE festival event or activity delivered by Friends of the Lake District, Fix the Fells, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Solway Coast AONB.
Tuesday 9th August: Join Fix the Fells volunteers on Martcrag Moor, above the Langdale valley, to repair a path across peat bog built on top of sheep fleece. The path has suffered badly with water damage, so the day will be spent installing stone cross drains. Read more
Join us for a Family Fun Day on the Helm. Build and decorate your very own Hedgehog homes and Bee Hotels, take part in our treasure hunt or bring a picnic and just enjoy the view Read more
Join Stomping Ground CIC this August 10th for summer holiday fun for all the family, connecting you with nature and outdoor play through the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership scheme Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Visit our fantastic new nature reserve at Ravenstonedale in the Westmorland Dales and help make it even better by collecting wildflower seed for growing plug plants to help restore upland hay meadows. Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Shark and skate species live in Morecambe Bay, and their eggcases wash up on our coasts. On our last eggcases hunt we found 3,316 eggcases – let’s see if we can smash that record! Read more
Wednesday 10th August: Join Fix the Fells volunteers on Martcrag Moor, above the Langdale valley, to repair a path across peat bog built on top of sheep fleece. The path has suffered badly with water damage, so the day will be spent installing stone cross drains. Read more
Join Stomping Ground CIC this August 11th for summer holiday fun for all the family, connecting you with nature and outdoor play through the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership scheme Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Join us on the dunes for some family fun. Explore the creatures in the river and around the pools. Learn about the fascinating world under water and take a close look at some of the creatures lurking within. Come along, explore and try your hand at making and painting what you find too. Read more
Friday 12th August: Join Fix the Fells volunteers on Martcrag Moor, above the Langdale valley, to repair a path across peat bog built on top of sheep fleece. The path has suffered badly with water damage, so the day will be spent installing stone cross drains. Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Join us on a walk around the woods where we have set up areas to relax with your family and enjoy local stories and woodland crafts. Read more
Join Kay our Landscape Engagement Officer as she shows you around our Hows Wood property pointing out wildlife as we go, discussing how we’ve restored the ancient native woodland and the future for managing woodlands. Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Join us at The Dock Museum to make some coastal inspired arts and crafts using locally collected shells and driftwood. Read more
A Solway Coast AONB and Cumbria Wildlife event: Drop-in to our dune den for a range of wildlife and craft activities for all of the family to enjoy. Learn about your wonderful sand dunes and coastal wildlife, make dune dragons, explore the wildflowers, go on a bug hunt and more! Read more
Join our volunteer workparty at High Borrowdale and help us to care for this beautiful valley now part of the Lake District thanks to the national park extension in 2016. Through the extensive work of our volunteers this land has been transformed into a stunning landscape haven for wildlife and people. Read more
Join Stomping Ground CIC this August 17th for summer holiday fun for all the family, connecting you with nature and outdoor play through the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership scheme Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Explore the importance of your wildlife sightings with Planting for Pollinators Ecologist, Ryan Clark. With a particular focus on insects, you’ll learn about wildlife recording in our gardens and local green spaces. This session takes place ONLINE. Read more
Hear how volunteers in Grasmere have spent 30 years successfully ensuring the local survival of the native red squirrels and see how a 100 kWh Hydro scheme has been developed in this very sensitive Lake District location Read more
Join Stomping Ground CIC this August 18th for summer holiday fun for all the family, connecting you with nature and outdoor play through the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership scheme Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Could you create a marvellous mermaid or a spectacular starfish from stones? Bring your buckets and spades and have a go at making your marine masterpiece. Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Can you help us prepare ground around the Florence Arts Centre and plant some pollinator plug plants? Read more
A Cumbria Wildlife Trust event. Join us for a gentle and mindful yoga session at Haverigg beach. Read more