News and events from the brilliant Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership team. Featuring Debbie North who is producing 'Accessible Westmorland Dales', a film aimed at encouraging those with a disability or a long term illness to get outside in the local area and enjoy its heritage and health benefits. Read more
Welcome to our latest update. September sees us manning a stand at the Westmorland County Show, we're busy recruiting for new staff and keyhole excavations get underway on Little Asby Common in search of clues about its rich archaeological history. Read more
Could you be our next Landscape Engagement Officer? You will be responsible for developing and running a series of events which will increase the understanding of, respect for, and enjoyment of the landscape. Read more
We're investigating the history of Little Asby in September with a number of excavations; we're still looking for budding archaeologists to volunteer. Dark Skies research continues and thanks to our wonderful work party volunteers for doing vital work helping with the upkeep of our land. Read more
A skyful of stars: Ambleside ‘Big Switch Off’, Dramatic reduction in light pollution during lockdown, Volunteering is Back! Road charging in the Lake District, Affordable housing good news, Gamelands Stone Circle Talk, Pine Marten return to Cumbria? Read more
Cumbria ‘LED-ing’ the way with street light programme, Ambleside ‘Big Switch Off’, changes to planning policy on landscape, trees and natural flood management, Guess the Bird Calls, Local Plan Inspectors’ report published, Poetry lessons in the outdoors. Read more
Coal Mine to go to public enquiry, Cumbria could create 9,000 green jobs, Great Walks: Great Gable, Skills for the Future, Holes in the map: Wolves, Online Landscape Conference, Annie the new Fix the Fells Ranger, and more Read more
In this edition: The bees of High Borrowdale, Ullswater reflections images, Cumbria embraces Dark Skies, Cat Bells Ullock Moss car park proposals, single file can help save fells, film recommendations and more. Read more
In this edition: Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2021 final weekend, winter in the Lake District images, Cumbria coal mine news, film recommendations and more. Read more
In this edition: Dark Skies festival gets underway, Westmorland Dales Heritage Talks, winter in the Lake District photo album, a car park for Cat Bells? Cumbria coal mine news and more Read more
Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2021, poetry, Kindness Corner, Red Squirrels, planning news and more. Read more
In this edition: Stories of kindness and inspiration, Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2021 and film of some amazing artwork created by children in the Westmorland Dales Read more
In this edition we celebrate the Westmorland Dales landscape through art, National Tree Week, our Cumbrian Dark Skies and the re-opening of the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path Read more
Primary school pupils help plant trees in Threlkeld, Dark Skies Virtual Talk returns, Life of a Mountain Auction, Un-managing the Land: Sheep make way for trees in Cumbria's uplands, vote for your favourite park and of course our Film and Radio Club. Read more