The only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Lake District and Cumbrian landscapes
Nine guest bloggers wrote about ‘What Makes the Lake District a World Class Visitor Attraction?” from a landscape, wildlife, tourism, health, local community, visitor, adventure, and the National Park's perspective. Read them here. Read more
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
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Farms are great
The conference aims to identify ways to reduce traffic impact on landscapes and environment, making for better visitor experiences, improving quality of life for residents, reducing pollution and carbon emissions and nurturing local prosperity. Read more
The founding fathers of Friends of the Lake District were quite rightly described as people with vision and the commitment to protect and enhance the character of the Cumbria landscape. Thomas Arthur Leonard was one such visionary. Read more
In a talk given at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Ian Brodie explored the origins of the term and our modern interpretation of what is understood by ‘natural beauty’. Read more
The Lake District is a national park and belongs to every one of us. We need to be bold and implement ideas and plans that will ensure that we all continue to have access to our most beloved landscapes. Read more
Classic Adventure provides classic walking, climbing and scrambling trips for the more 'mature' adventurers. Read more