In this edition...Exploring Great Asby, shuttle bus services, 'Big Balsam Bash', wildlife friendly lighting, 'Windermere Gateway' development plan and more... Read more
We couldn't have asked for a better day and a more spectacular location to host our free day of walks exploring Great Asby. Read more
Volunteers turned out to tackle the invasive species Himalayan balsam around Rydal Water last weekend, at Friends of the Lake District’s Fight the Aliens – Big Balsam Bash event. Read more
In this edition...Windermere Gateway Development, Parking and Traffic Issues, Park and Sail Service at Derwentwater, Protect the Park Appeal, Photography Competition 2021 and more... Read more
Light polluting footway lights along Cliff Terrace on Low Fellside, Kendal have been replaced with the Town’s first Dark Skies and Wildlife friendly heritage-style lights. Read more
In partnership with South Cumbria Rivers Trust, we're calling for a fighting force of volunteers to work in groups around Rydal to attempt a mass-removal of Himalayan Balsam on Saturday 10th July. Read more
We are pleased to launch our annual photo competition and asking for snaps of the Lake District to star in our calendars and Christmas cards, on sale later in the year. Read more
Blue Spaces and Green Places Guided Walks, Kendal's First Dark Sky Wildlife Friendly Heritage Lights, Landscape Grants, Big Balsam Bash, Glover Review, Hay Meadow, Sound Explorers, and more... Read more
The latest organisation to lend their support to the Dark Skies Cumbria Project is the Cumbria Amphibian and Reptile Group, who highlighted recent studies assessing the impacts of light pollution on common toads (Bufo Bufo). Read more
Children from Crosby Ravensworth, Great Asby, Orton, Shap, Tebay and Kirkby Stephen Primary Schools have been working with Cumbrian sound artist, Dan Fox, to record pieces of music made entirely from natural sounds collected on a 'sound walk' around their villages. Read more
We're delighted to announce the winners of our 2020 photography competition. Judging was incredibly hard. There were many, many fantastic entries so we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their images. Read more
There's just a few days left to enter our Lake District Photo Competition. Here's some fabulous photos from the Dark Skies category of our 2020 photo comp, to get you in the mood. Read more