In November 2025 a decision was reached about proposals for a large development near a precious piece of coastline on the Furness peninsula. The result couldn’t have been better.

Friends of the Lake District has long campaigned for undergounding, and together with SP Electricity North West and protected landscapes, we work hard to remove overhead wires from across Cumbria.

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme ran from March 2019 to February 2024. Its vision was to unlock and reveal the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales, enabling more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape.

Welcome to the Friends of the Lake District Annual Review.

Welcome to the 2024/25 Friends of the Lake District Annual Review.

Friends of the Lake District was set up in 1934 to campaign to create a national park to protect the Lake District. Almost two decades of tireless campaigning later, the Lake District National Park was created by government in 1951,...

Over the past 80 years Friends of the Lake District has contributed towards more than 600 environmental projects throughout Cumbria, through our Environmental Improvement Grant scheme.

Friends of the Lake District successfully campaigned in the 1980s to stop plans to increase the water levels at Wasdale and Ennerdale in order to provide water for the nuclear powerstation at Sellafield. Through our work, two of the most...