Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership


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.

Welcome …

… to the Westmorland Dales website.

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:

  • Reveal the area’s hidden heritage.
  • Conserve what makes the area special.
  • Engage people in enjoying and benefitting from their heritage.
  • Sustain the benefits of the scheme in the long-term.

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

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)

Contact information

Friends of the Lake District
Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7SS
Main Telephone:  01539 720788
 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 3EL
Main Telephone:  01969 652300

Events

What's On in the Westmorland Dales

If you are holding an event in the Westmorland Dales then do let us know and we will add it to our events list for 2019. Please submit details to [email protected] for consideration.

Green Holme Show

Saturday 8th June

10:00am – 16:00pm

A traditional local agricultural show in the hamlet of Greenholme near Tebay and Orton.

Wildflowers in Orton

Wednesday 12th June

13:00 – 16:30

Orton Market Hall, CA10 3RU

Join wildlife officer Sue Thurley for a 4 mile stroll through the quiet lanes around Orton looking at its species rich verges. Adult £5, under 18’s free.

To find out more  contact: [email protected] or 01969 666210

www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events

Sustainable Farming in the Westmorland Dales - Launch Event
Reducing Antibiotic use on Farms

  • 3rd July 2019 1.30 – 4pm
  • Raisgill Hall, Tebay. Cumbria CA10 3UB
  • By kind permission of the Dunning Family
  • Refreshments provided at the end of the event

The Farmer Network invites you to the launch event for the Sustaining Farming in the Westmorland Dales project including:

  • Talks from Pendragon and Tethera Vets about changes to the way we use antibiotics in cattle & sheep to counter the threat of resistance.
  • How vaccinations and high health status can help promote our cattle and sheep to buyers.
  • A tour around the cutting room where Lake District Farmers operate their bespoke meat supply business including a talk about their supply chain and how they work with restaurants and local farmers.
  • The opportunity to see the dairy cattle and newly installed parlour at Raisgill Hall.

Find our more here>

Westmorland Dales: Scything workshop

Date: 26 July 2019

Time: 0:00 - 17:00

Come along and learn how to use an Austrian scythe and enjoy cutting grass quietly with ease. This one day course covers the correct set-up and maintenance of a scythe and practical scything for management of grassland.

Cost: Free (donations welcome)

Organiser: Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Where: Piper Hole Farm, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4NN

Booking required: please call Cumbria Wildlife Trust on 01539 816300 or email: [email protected]

Published:

Updated:

Author: Anonymised User

Share this page
Manage Cookie Preferences