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.

With a Spring in our Step

The last few months have tested us all with lockdown and short winter days. But there has been plenty to enjoy and celebrate too...

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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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Walking the Tour of the Lake District

This short film gives a taster of the long distance route and acts as an introduction to the new Cicerone guidebook of the same name.
A Walk to Rydal Caves

After lockdown in April 2021, Neil heads out for another low-level walk from Ambleside, and pays a visit to the epic Rydal Caves, overlooking Rydal Water in the English Lake District.
A Postcard from the Lakes 14th May 2021

Great Cumbrian Litter Pick, Blue Spaces and Green Places, snow in May, Big Balsam Bash, Deposit Return Scheme, Happy 70th Birthday National Park, Commenting on your local plan, Westmorland Walks, Film and Radio club and more.
Great Cumbrian Clean Up From Top to Bottom

Volunteers will be out in force on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd May in a bid to clean up the Lake District and Cumbria and spread the message to everyone who visits to take their litter home and leave no trace.

Skills for a Brighter Future

‘Skills for the Future’ is an apprenticeship scheme designed to address shortages in countryside management skills. The first cohort of apprentices has just completed an extensive 18 month programme of training which has seen each of them successfully gaining employment in roles where these skills are needed.
With a Spring in our Step

The last few months have tested us all with lockdown and short winter days. But there has been plenty to enjoy and celebrate too.
Poetry Lessons in the Outdoors

Poet, Harriet Fraser has produced two short films for the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aimed at primary aged children to inspire poetry linked to trees and the landscape.
Online Landscape Conference 2021 RECORDING

Our Online Landscape Conference took place on Saturday 27th March 2021. The program covered the breadth of our delivery work from natural heritage, archaeology to the areas rich cultural heritage.
Skills for the Future

The four countryside apprentices working with our Westmorland Dales project have completed their 18-month apprenticeships. Watch this wonderful film that captures their enthusiasm, achievements and the beauty of the winter landscape.
Wild About Willow

A gorgeous new willow play sculpture has been installed at Jubilee Park in Kirkby Stephen
'Fell Gathering' in the Westmorland Dales

A short film has been created by ‘The Farmer Network’ revealing local practices of sheep management on the fells of Westmorland Dales.
Picturing the Westmorland Dales

A film showcasing the work of six local primary schools using 'land art' creations to celebrate local landmarks and nature in a celebrating of the Westmorland Dales.
Westmorland Dales Autumn 2020 Newsletter

Autumn dominates this edition. An image of Mallerstang Edge and Wild Boar Fell in November light heads up this edition and a school arts project celebrates the Westmorland Dales using natural materials to create amazing art pieces full of autumn colour.
Celebrating Natural and Cultural Heritage Through Land Art

This autumn children in the Westmorland Dales have been exploring the landscape through land art. We are working with Kirkby Stephen Community Arts and land artists ‘Stomping Ground’ and 6 local primary schools using Land Art creations to celebrate local landmarks and nature.