News & Stories
Discover latest updates, stories and statements
From campaign updates and project news to longer reads from the people and places that make Cumbria special.
Rainforest appeal donations doubled during Earth Raise Week
Friends of the Lake District is calling on the public to help save one of Cumbria’s rarest habitats...
Approach to Lake District littering and fly-camping is a step in the right direction
Friends of the Lake District has welcomed the visible, more interventionist approach towards littering and fly-camping taken by...
A Walk in a Rainforest
Exploring Friends of the Lake District’s Rusland Woods with the people helping to bring Cumbria’s rainforests back to...
Championing the Commons
Policy officer Amanda McCleery explains how Friends of the Lake District helps keep the commons of Cumbria thriving.
Our new website
The website as you see it now is just the start. Much of our previous content is temporarily...
High Borrowdale extremes
an has some cheeky visitors to her garden while there's a muddy volunteer day at Mazonwath. Plus the...
Fairer housing campaign launch
We're seeking stronger controls on the conversion of residential homes to holiday use with our Fairer Housing, Stronger...
Fairer housing campaign petition
We're calling on the Government to help reduce the amount of empty and under-used homes, and increase the...
Mud, Maud and Mabel
an has some cheeky visitors to her garden while there's a muddy volunteer day at Mazonwath. Plus the...
Great Cumbrian Litter Pick 2026
We're hoping lots of people across the county will help us with an annual spring clean on Friday...
The holly, the digger and the hedgehog hope
This week we have been in our beautiful woods in the Rusland Valley, trying to make these woods...
Diggers, planting and exposure climbing…
Work begins on the new bridge at Dam Mire Wood, and volunteers go climbing up the crag to...