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Climb your own mountain

Jobs and careers with the Lake District National Park. What we do, working benefits package, meet our teams.

Green recovery funding boost for Lake District

The Lake District National Park’s Green Recovery Project has been awarded a £250,000 grant from the Government’s £40 million second round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, a multi-million pound boost for green jobs and nature recovery.

Celebrating a significant first planning excellence award

A far-reaching project which has seen the return of 600 students and 57 jobs in the heart of the Lakes has been hailed a regional winner in prestigious planning awards.

Call for farming roles to help shape the future of the Lake District

Farming plays a special role in the Lake District, its identity and cultural heritage. A rugged landscape from which to carve a living, a potential World Heritage Site in 2017, and the prospect of the UK leaving the EU in 2019.

Terms and conditions for Rights of Way sponsorship and donations

Full terms and conditions for Rights of Way sponsorship and donations.

Windermere Gateway

Windermere Gateway is a major project, involving landowners, businesses, stakeholders and developers, all working together to secure a vibrant future for Windermere. It will unlock opportunities for a mix of new homes, jobs, sustainable transport connections and a real sense of arrival for residents and visitors alike. Proposals will be progressive, yet sensitive to its world class landscape and natural beauty. It is an ambitious and considered plan for a prosperous future.

Impacts of tourism

The positive and negative impacts of tourism in the Lake District.

Flood recovery gathering pace at Ullswater

Rangers from the Lake District National Park are working this week to repair a popular woodland walk near Sharrow Bay Hotel on Ullswater.

Mountain Landscape

Wasdale Head photo resource for teaching Key Stage 2. Includes discussion questions such as "Why is there snow only on the fell top?"

Tourists

Bowness Bay photo resource for teaching Key Stage 2. Includes discussion questions such as "Are there competing uses for the lake?"

Economy and employment

Statistics and economic measures.

Fell Futures wins Park Protector Award - Campaign for National Parks news

Lake District National Park’s Fell Futures project to revive traditional rural skills wins annual Campaign for National Parks Park Protector Award.

Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail project history

Keep up to date with news on the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway trail, sign up to our newsletter, and see alternative routes.

Miles Without Stiles 45: White Moss Common to Steps End

Miles without stiles route 45 - White Moss Common to Steps End.

Insider’s guide from a local lady

Steph, our Digital and Design Assistant gives her top tips for walking in the Lake District.

Lake District’s Rusland has broadened its Horizons

Rusland Horizons is one of the first community-led Landscape Partnership Schemes to be funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It encompasses the living, working landscape of the Rusland Valley and fells in the south of the Lake District National Park.

National Park Fell Top Assessors start Winter season

Snow has been spotted on the fells over the past week which not only heralds the start of winter but also the season launch of the Lake District National Park’s Weatherline service.