The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme finished in early 2024 with projects successfully delivered by a wide range of project partners, community groups and individuals. Over the coming months, we’ll be updating this site to highlight what’s been achieved, so please keep checking back.
The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aimed to unlock and reveal the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales, enabling more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape. Specifically, its objectives were to:
This was achieved through a programme of projects developed and delivered through the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership, led by Friends of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and mainly funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It ran over a five-year period from March 2019 to February 2024.
Here you can discover what makes the area so special, find out about the scheme’s projects, and view and download resources produced.
The Westmorland Dales is a beautiful area of Cumbria lying to the north of the Howgill Fells and located within the north-west corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It stretches from Tebay in the south-west to Kirkby Stephen in the east and to Maulds Meaburn in the north-west. At its heart are the limestone fells above Orton and Asby, rich in natural and cultural heritage, and with magnificent views to the Pennines, the Howgills and the Lakeland fells. It drains into the Lune river catchment to the south and the Eden river catchment to the north. Relatively overlooked compared with its better-known neighbours, our projects have aimed to reveal its heritage for more to enjoy without detracting from its unique qualities. (Click on map for larger image)
A collection of educational resources on rocks and fossils for Primary Schools. We've created and collated them all here with a focus on Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park areas. Read more
Westmorland Dales Scheme newsletters. An archive of news, videos, images, project work and information from around the Westmorland Dales. Read more
Please feel free to download and use our illustrated map of the Westmorland Dales. The map and illustration were produced by Beth Cook. © Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership. Crown copyright and database rights 2021 Ordnance Survey 100023740 Read more
Watch the back catalogue of every online Heritage Talk to date. We've recorded and uploaded every talk so there are plenty of subjects to choose from, all talks are around 30 minutes in length and include a Q&A session with the audience attending the Zoom broadcast. Read more
An archive of news items published throughout the lifetime of the scheme. They give a good indication about the breadth of work undertaken and the the many ways in which it has enabled more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape. Read more
Geological Sites Map, GeoTrails leaflets, Dales Rocks mapping, Read more
Poetry created or inspired by the work of the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme. Includes submissions from the Wordsworth Trust Writers group and poetry resources for Teachers & KS1 and KS2 Pupils with videos and video notes. Read more
Films and Sounds of the Westmorland Dales Scheme. A collection of online films and sound recordings from across the Westmorland Dales Read more