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.
The daisy, the tree and the corner…
Work begins on the new bridge at Dam Mire Wood, and volunteers go climbing up the crag to...
What shape should a Cumbrian visitor levy take?
Last November, the government announced that mayors, including the mayor for Cumbria to be elected in May 2027,...
Protecting Peaceful Places
We commissioned research to measure tranquillity levels across the Lake District. Now we can help protect this special...
Lake District Management Plan: a fork in the road
Our response to the Draft Lake District Management Plan consultation focuses on our key areas of concern about...
Roanhead… Saved!
Friends of the Lake District have joined a coalition of other nature and landscape charities, and the community...
Poll shows broad support for Lake District visitor charge
A YouGov poll shows support for a charge on visits to the Lake District.
Survey shows the scale of fly-camping and littering in the Lake District
A major survey organised by Friends of the Lake District has revealed an epidemic of litter, fly-camping and...
Multiple capital reports
A Multiple Capitals Account (MCA) is a mechanism designed to value all the benefits a landscape provides for...
Fixing the Fells
A hike with Fix the Fells ranger Patrick Gaffney.
Friends of the Lake District sponsors Fix the Fells ranger
We're sponsoring a Fix the Fells ranger to support the partnership organisation in its great work of repairing...
Commonground
A link to Sarah Beddington's brilliant film about the challenges faced by upland hills farmers.
Friends of the Lake District publish a report into the true cost of tourism
Friends of the Lake District has called for a debate about how to meet the real cost of...