Search
Poll shows broad support for Lake District visitor charge Post
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 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.
Multiple capital reports Post
A Multiple Capitals Account (MCA) is a mechanism designed to value all the benefits a landscape provides for society. It supplies significantly more information about the value of land to the economy, society and cultural heritage as well as to nature and climate change than a Natural Capital...
Fixing the Fells Post
A hike with Fix the Fells ranger Patrick Gaffney.
Friends of the Lake District sponsors Fix the Fells ranger Post
We're sponsoring a Fix the Fells ranger to support the partnership organisation in its great work of repairing upland erosion and maintaining paths across the Lake District fells.
Commonground Post
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 Post
Friends of the Lake District has called for a debate about how to meet the real cost of tourism in the Lake District National Park, with a report published looking into the issues.