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 Magic of Woodlands
Tackling invasive holly in Hows Wood in Eskdale, mighty oak trees, pine marten releases and catkins, and our...
Great Cumbrian Litter Pick 2026
Read about how the ninth Great Cumbrian Litter Pick went, when we linked up with the Tidy Town...
Fixing and fettling
Following the Easter break, Jan and our volunteers are back dry stone walling in Mazonwath. Meanwhile, there's an...
No funding for commons
We recently wrote to ministers urging them to address the lack of agri-environment funding for commons.
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...
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
While volunteers dig in at High Borrowdale, Jan reflects on the government's Land Use Framework and what it...
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...