Get Involved

There will be plenty of opportunities to get involved with the Scheme in all sorts of different ways. These will include:

Volunteering – either with the Westmorland Dales team or one of our partner organisations
Events – organised as part of our activity programme or by partners within the Westmorland Dales
Projects – drawing on your knowledge, expertise, stories and ideas

Details of all these opportunities are currently being developed and will be posted on the website once confirmed. So keep an eye on the website and, if you haven’t done so already, sign up to our newsletter. And if you’ve got any queries do contact Nicola Estill our community engagement officer.

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Aglionby Village - Habitat Restoration Project

Headed up by Wetheral Parish Council, village residents in Aglionby created a working group to improve a small area of the village. The initial hope was to include village residents young and old in transforming a small village pond and the surrounding area of land.
Glover Landscape Review

We welcome the Government’s independent review of England’s National Parks and AONBs launched in October. Julian Glover who leads the review has published a letter (July 2019) which details the review panel’s interim findings.
Mother of the Lakes

I came across Friends of the Lake District while researching local information for a weeks holiday in November 2021. We were very lucky with the weather and had such a wonderful time I was inspired to write this poem. - Andrew Moss.
Dark skies Whinlatter forest walk 25 Feb

Join us as part of Cumbria's Dark Skies festival. Enjoy a walk through the forest as night draws in. We will hopefully see some stars, look for well known constellations and other features of the night sky. We will also experience the very different sounds and sights of the forest after dark.