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Great Asby, Great Walks

We couldn't have asked for a better day and a more spectacular location to host our free day of walks exploring Great Asby.
Balsam-bashing volunteers pull together to ‘Fight the Aliens’

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.
A Postcard from the Lakes 9th July 2021

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...
A Postcard from the Lakes 25th June 2021

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...

Revisions to National Planning Policy Framework

The proposed changes to the NPPF are relatively few in number, but nevertheless include some important revisions that we very much welcome.
Proposed Car Park at The Swan, Grasmere

A new 52-space car park is proposed at the Swan Hotel, Grasmere. We share the local community’s concerns over what this will mean for the landscape and settlement character,
Please help to secure The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill

It’s not often that an opportunity comes along to change national legislation to improve the quality of our water, but we have one right now.
Local Occupancy Properties

We welcome plans to create a definitive list of properties subject to local occupancy clauses in the Lake District following calls from a Keswick Councillor and local residents.
Commons

30th April 2020: A roundup of our policy work featuring commons. Including Birkbeck, Kendal, Crosby Ravensworth, Armboth Fells and the Common Cause Project.
5G Phone Masts

There is clearly a need for an improvement in connectivity both for personal use and in helping to sustain and develop our vital rural economies but there is a balance to be struck.
NWCC Pylons project across Cumbria dropped by National Grid
Ashstead Fell plantation – proposed felling and restocking

We are supporting proposals to fell some of the coniferous woodland at Ashstead Fell, but fundamentally object to replanting it with coniferous species.
Glover Landscape Review

We welcome the Government’s independent review of England’s National Parks and AONBs launched in October. Julian Glover who leads the review has published a letter (July 2019) which details the review panel’s interim findings.
Lake District Local Plan adopted

Lake District National Park Authority’s Local Plan has been adopted and is now in force! The local plan identifies locations for new development over future years and sets out criteria that new proposals for development must meet in order to secure planning permission.