Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aims to unlock and reveal the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales, enabling more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape. Thanks to National Lottery players it has been supported by a grant from the Heritage Fund.

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Westmorland Dales Summer 2020 Newsletter

In our latest news roundup for the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme...

Our apprentice team have been back working from Tebay starting with some fantastic improvements to the area around the building. We’ve received our first bids for our 'Love Your Landscape' grants for community projects. We're sharing some wonderful films to help you identify wildflowers and much much more...

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Planning for the Future Appeal

Help us continue to challenge unsuitable developments in the Lake District.
Charges change for second homes

The Queen's Speech introduced the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, which proposes changes to planning policy, including provision for council tax charges to be increased by up to 100% on dwellings occupied only periodically, such as second homes.
Charges change for second homes

The Queen's Speech introduced the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, which proposes changes to planning policy, including provision for council tax charges to be increased by up to 100% on dwellings occupied only periodically, such as second homes.
Marvellous Meadows - Children’s Wildlife Safari

A meadow safari for children on Cumbria Wildlife Trusts newest reserve at Bowber Head. Hunt for wildflowers and mini-beasts in a glorious hay meadow with a sprinkling of sensory games, activities and stream dipping.

Westmorland Dales School of Rock

Shap CE Primary School have been working on the rocks element of the national curriculum and how they shape the landscape of the Westmorland Dales. What an adventure it was!
Westmorland Dales Landscape Forum

One of the highlights of our year has been the Westmorland Dales Landscape Forum, held at the High Chapel Community and Heritage Centre in Ravenstonedale last Saturday, April 23rd.
Wild Play Day in Tebay - It all went on!

A wonderful day was had by all who attended our Wild Play Day at Tebay recreation field during the Easter holidays. Our partners Stomping Ground provided a fantastic array of nature connected activities from den building, clay crafts, campfire cooking and natural artworks.
Westmorland Dales Scheme - Spring 2022 Newsletter

News and events from the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership team. Landscape Forum 2022, Planetariums, Twigwams, Chainsaws, Webinars, Wild Play Days, Volunteering, Hedge Laying and lots more as 2022 gets off to a flying start.
Access the Dales

A fantastic new charity, Access the Dales, will be launched on 2nd April 2022 at Ravenseat Farm, home of the Yorkshire Dales Farmer and TV celebrity Amanda Owen. Amanda is delighted to be the patron of the charity, especially because of her close friendship with founder of the charity, Debbie North.
Celebrating Dark Skies with Polestar Planetarium

A BIG thank you to all the schools and people who took part in our Dark Skies Celebration with Polestar planetarium. We really had a fantastic week celebrating our dark skies!
Digging the Past – Test Pitting in Ravenstonedale

The project will involve volunteers digging up to thirty small 1mx1m test pits around the village to investigate what finds from the topsoil can tell us about the history of the village. There will be other ways to get involved if you can’t dig, such as helping with the finds washing and processing.
Small-Scale Heritage Feature Survey

The small-scale heritage features survey will be ongoing from March to August 2022 (inclusive). It will involve small groups of volunteers surveying small-scale heritage features in 7 settlements in the Westmorland Dales. Each settlement will take 2 or 3 days to survey.
Dry Stone Wall Survey

Do you want to find out more about dry stone walls? Do you enjoy documentary research? Have you ever wanted to survey dry stone walls? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then this project has an opportunity for you.
Hedgelaying Training Days at Gaythorne Hall

Volunteers from the Asby and Crosby Ravensworth tree groups, Friends of the Lake District and others enjoyed three days of hedgelaying last week at Gaythorne Hall in the heart of the Westmorland Dales.