Wed 1st Dry Stone Walling, Mazonwath. Contact jan-darrall@fld.org.uk for more details. (Numbers are limited because of work proximity and we are currently unable to offer drystone walling training. We can therefore only offer places to experienced drystone wallers at this time). Wed 8th General Workparty, High Borrowdale. Contact jan-darrall@fld.org.uk for more details. Useful information for volunteers Meeting points, times, equipment and detailed information about activities and schedules for each of our volunteering activity types

Volunteer Work Party Dates 2021

We're delighted that our work parties are up and running again in 2021. We're slowly getting back to normal but we still have some restrictions on work party sizes at some of our properties. Please see individual dates for more information on restrictions and volunteer numbers. We'd encourage you to get in touch early and contact us via email if you are interested in attending any of our work party dates.

Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome to come along and join us on our work parties. Please bring warm clothes, waterproofs, gloves, a packed lunch and drinks and sun cream in summer. Please note there are no facilities on our sites, but plentiful trees and walls!

You must book to attend our work parties. Please let us know via email if you are planning to attend (Important in case details change and for cake allocation!)

Booking a Place: Email Jan Darrall: [email protected] or tel: 01539 720288 if you have any additional questions.

More Information: More details about meeting points, times, equipment and a guide to each of our volunteering activity types is available in our More Information Guide (pdf).
Additional Dates: We'll be adding additional work party dates for other properties in the autumn.
Locations: Where are our volunteer conservation work parties? For locations see Our Land page

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Aglionby Village - Habitat Restoration Project

Headed up by Wetheral Parish Council, village residents in Aglionby created a working group to improve a small area of the village. The initial hope was to include village residents young and old in transforming a small village pond and the surrounding area of land.
Glover Landscape Review

We welcome the Government’s independent review of England’s National Parks and AONBs launched in October. Julian Glover who leads the review has published a letter (July 2019) which details the review panel’s interim findings.
Mother of the Lakes

I came across Friends of the Lake District while researching local information for a weeks holiday in November 2021. We were very lucky with the weather and had such a wonderful time I was inspired to write this poem. - Andrew Moss.
Dark skies Whinlatter forest walk 25 Feb

Join us as part of Cumbria's Dark Skies festival. Enjoy a walk through the forest as night draws in. We will hopefully see some stars, look for well known constellations and other features of the night sky. We will also experience the very different sounds and sights of the forest after dark.