Our good lighting guide produced jointly with a lighting designer launches and has already won two national awards! Providing technical lighting guidance to planners, it will also help anyone installing or replacing lighting to make good lighting choices. Read more
We welcome the withdrawal of a planning application for a huge holiday park between Askam- and Barrow-In-Furness. The proposal threatened a sensitive stretch of coastline, a much-valued haven for local people. Read more
It was apt that during National Tree Week, the volunteers were out in force at Gillside and Tongue Gill Woods at Grasmere, the woods we manage for Friends of the Lake District members Bev and Jo Dennison. Read more
This week the volunteers were at Dam Mire Wood at Threlkeld. It was a wet, cold and very muddy day and a new task for us… planting wetland plants... which may have appreciated the conditions more than we did! Read more
A fine day, teamwork and cake to fuel the workforce proved a winning combination once again with volunteers from across the county delivering some remarkable results Read more
Our stunning Lake District Calendar and Christmas Cards featuring winning images from our 2023 Photography competition are available now. All profits help care for Lake District and Cumbrian landscapes. Read more
Friends of the Lake District campaigned heavily to Ofgem for the undergrounding allowance to be introduced back in the early 2000’s and are thrilled that, thanks in part to our continued pressure, it now continues into a third decade Read more
Do you love the Lake District? Do you want to help protect it for future generations and wildlife? Do you enjoy working with others to overcome challenges? The Finance and Central Resources Manager is a senior role within the organisation, providing direction and management of finance, administration and volunteering. Read more
When locals moan about the rain we get in the Lake District, you sometimes hear visitors say “Well you wouldn’t have the lakes without the rain would you!” Read more
We welcome a further review of the scheme's impact, and the potential harm that this development threatens to inflict on the landscape and tranquillity of the North Pennines AONB Read more
The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme has developed a range of free resource and guides that it is now offering to local tourism businesses, residents and visitors to the Westmorland Dales. Read more
A magical Dark Skies Night Walk in Holme Wood with talk, poetry, sounds and silence, light and darkness, and songs. Read more