Tag: litter
Friends of the Lake District welcomes decision to introduce a tourist tax Post
We welcome the news that Mayors in England will be empowered to introduce a tax on overnight stays in areas under their control.
Still treating the Lake District with contempt: litter survey reveals depth of anger Post
Our survey of litter, fly-camping and anti-social behaviour across the Lake District highlights a catalogue of damage to the national park, despite efforts to address the problem.
Last call for our litter and fly-camping survey Post
As stories about illegal fly-camping, litter and wildfires continue to appear in the press and on social media, we're reminding people that our annual survey about these issues closes at the end of August.
Fossils, flowers, forests and fly-campers Post
This week, Jan pays a visit to Gowbarrow to look at some ancient woodland before returning to Mazonwath with her volunteers to work on more dry stone walling and check in on the hay meadow restoration work.
Our litter and fly camping survey returns Post
We running a survey to discover scale of litter and antisocial behaviour in the Lake District for a second year
Great Cumbrian Litter Pick 2026 Post
Read about how the ninth Great Cumbrian Litter Pick went, when we linked up with the Tidy Town Fest in Barrow for its first year.
Approach to Lake District littering and fly-camping is a step in the right direction Post
Friends of the Lake District has welcomed the visible, more interventionist approach towards littering and fly-camping taken by the police and other agencies over the Easter weekend.
Great Cumbrian Litter Pick 2026 Post
We're hoping lots of people across the county will help us with an annual spring clean on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 April.
Survey shows the scale of fly-camping and littering in the Lake District Post
A major survey organised by Friends of the Lake District has revealed an epidemic of litter, fly-camping and thoughtless parking that blocks access and clogs roads across the National Park.