Leaders Landscape Training Events 2022

Our Leaders' Landscape Training Sessions are aimed at outdoor practitioners to help deepen their understanding of Cumbria’s landscapes and enable them to pass on their new-found knowledge to those with whom they work. The sessions are also offered as accredited Continuous Professional Development training through the Mountain Training Association.

Why Landscape Matters

Landscape is our support system without which we could not exist. Everyone depends on landscape for food, water, fuel and clean air.

A beautiful and diverse landscape with a wealth of wildlife and human history inspires and enriches our lives and provides a ‘natural health service’ for mind and body. But our fragile landscapes are under threat as never before, not least from climate change, and our challenge is to understand, support and enhance them.

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TO BOOK on any of the FREE sessions fill in the form below.  

Booking is essential as group numbers are limited. All sessions are booked on a first come first served basis.

Please bring:  a picnic lunch and clothing/footwear for all weathers. (Please note there is no indoor backup venue so the sessions will go ahead in poor weather unless unreasonable or unsafe to do so)

Leader Landscape Training Sessions are accredited by Mountain Training Association and are recognised as Continuous Professional Development for members.

Friends of the Lake District’s Leader’s Landscape Training Programme for 2022 is kindly sponsored by: www.conquerlakedistrict.co.uk

Theme	Date & Location
1.  Breaking Barriers in the Outdoors Amira Patel - The Wanderlust Women More information here. Bookings have now closed for this event.	Mon 11 April Whinlatter 11 am – 4 pm
2. Beneath Our Feet - Importance of Peat Bogs Simon Thomas – Peatland Restoration Officer, Cumbria Wildlife Trust More information here	Tues 24 May Watendlath, walking up to Armboth Fell 10 am – 4 pm
3. Understanding Common Land Jan Darrall – Friends of The Lake District, Claire Hodgson and Alan Robinson – Foundation for Common Land More information	Thurs 26 May Mazonwath, Orton 10 am - 2 pm
4. Farming Landscape: How farmers shape the landscape then and now Pauline Blair – Upland Sheep Farmer More information	Mon 30 May Lorton, nr Cockermouth 10 am – 2 pm
5. Wild Fell – Fighting for Nature on a Lake District Hill Farm Lee Schofield  – RSPB Haweswater Senior Site Manager and author of Wild Fell  (Note Date change - was 23rd June). More information	Thurs 30th June Swindale, nr Shap 10 am – 2 pm
6. Landscape Futures: The Drivers of Landscape Change Jack Ellerby Landscapes More information	Thurs 21 July Tongue Gill, Grasmere 10 am – 4 pm
7. Hidden Landscapes: The Archaeology of Grange and Little Asby Scars David Evans, Scheme Manager; Hannah Kingsbury, Cultural Heritage Officer; both Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership More information	Wed 10 August Little Asby Common, Orton 10 am – 4 pm
8. Fix the Fells: The pressures and challenges for upland paths Annie Duckworth – LDNP Fix the Fells Ranger	Tues 13 September Location to be confirmed