The Dark Skies Cumbria Festival, entertained, educated and wowed participants with amazing night sky images and mind-blowing space facts. Read more
It is imperative that we do not undermine the opportunity for a more sustainable future by continuing with a business-as-usual ad-hoc approach to localised parking problems 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
Two-thirds of bird migration takes place during darkness, mainly to avoid predation. It has long been known that artificial light sources can cause migratory birds to lose their ability to orientate and navigate. Read more
Government regulator has agreed to continue the allowance for the undergrounding of electricity poles and wires into its new programme which will start in 2023. 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
The Cumbria Dark Skies Festival promises to light up our February evenings with a spectacular array of online events celebrating the wonders of the night sky. 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
Participants from Cumbria needed to help map the night sky. From 6-14 February, we are asking people to count stars from their garden or window as part of the annual nationwide star count. Read more
Friends of the Lake District welcomes Cumbria County Council’s decision to reconsider their earlier decision to approve the Whitehaven coal mine. 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
We have joined with 79 other concerned groups and written to the Prime Minister questioning why Robert Jenrick decided not to put the proposed Whitehaven Mine in west Cumbria through a Planning Inquiry process. Read more