The only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Lake District and Cumbrian landscapes
Join us to give a bit of time and care back to this special place at Thirlmere Fell Care Day on Sunday 23rd September. Read more
Applications are now open for an MSc project investigating how to monitor change in landscape character in the Lake District. This MSc research is part-funded by Friends of the Lake District. Read more
A well-attended event and a venue with far reaching Lake District views provided the ideal setting for a lively debate on the future of our National Parks. Read more
We are launching our Great Landscapes Week 2018 series of events with a Latrigg Rally on Saturday 4th August, asking the question ‘What are National Parks for?’ Read more
Join Phoebe Smith on a journey around the world to reveal the wildest nights out on the planet and discover how to unlock some of the best places to have a wild adventure here in the UK.Read more
Join us to give a bit of time and care back to this special place at Thirlmere Fell Care Day on Sunday 23rd September.Read more
Applications are now open for an MSc project investigating how to monitor change in landscape character in the Lake District. This MSc research is part-funded by Friends of the Lake District.Read more
Our out-going president Sir Martin Holdgate handed over to new president John Entwistle, OBE, at our Grasmere AGM recently.Read more
A well-attended event and a venue with far reaching Lake District views provided the ideal setting for a lively debate on the future of our National Parks.Read more
Latrigg rally, Great Landscapes Week, nuclear waste disposal, Old Hutton gas power station, St Cuthberts Garden Village, Kirby Moor windfarm appealRead more
Our supporters raised over £11,000 following their trek across the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay at the end of July.Read more
The rally launches our campaign which asks the question “What are National Parks for?”Read more
We're delighted to announce our 2018 photography competition winners.Read more
We are launching our Great Landscapes Week 2018 series of events with a Latrigg Rally on Saturday 4th August, asking the question ‘What are National Parks for?’Read more