Hot on the heels of UNESCO World Heritage Site status celebrating Lake District farmers, the national park has appointed its first ever dedicated farming officer.
The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessors are celebrating 30 years of the Weatherline service as their season begins today.
Much loved stepping stones in Rydal have been reinstated just in time for the school summer holidays as the Storm Desmond flood recovery scheme ‘Routes to Resilience’ nears its end.
Around 100kg of recycled uniform from the Lake District National Park has recently landed in East Africa to kit out porters working in a National Park there.
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.
It’s Volunteers’ Week (1 - 7 June) and the Lake District National Park is on the lookout for people who love the Lake District and want to play a central role in caring for and protecting this special UNESCO World Heritage site.
Applications are open to become a Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) board member.
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.
Wasdale Head photo resource for teaching Key Stage 2. Includes discussion questions such as "Why is there snow only on the fell top?"
Listing achievements since its start in 2006.
The actions taken by many organisations working collaboratively to look after, protect and enhance the Lake District are being celebrated in the Lake District National Park Partnership’s annual progress report.
Exactly five years after Storm Desmond hit Cumbria and destroyed the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway trail, the new and improved route is being opened for the local community and visitors to enjoy.
A new Lake District National Park Authority Visitor Information Centre has opened today in Hawkshead following an investment of over £200,000.
Lucy Saunders, our Trees and Woodland Officer, shares a glimpse into her role for the Lake District National Park Authority.
World Heritage Site status puts our rural communities on a global map, bringing real pride, lots of benefits, and a few challenges too.
