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Help us Fix the Fells

Fix the Fells manages over 300 fell paths across the Lake District. It needs half a million pounds a year to maintain them, in addition to 2000 days of volunteer time.

Getting to Cat Bells

Timetable and route map for the shuttlebus from Keswick to the base of the walk to Cat Bells, Park and Sail Keswick Launch details and walking to Cat Bells.

Walkers checklist

Top tips on what you should wear and what you should take walking in the Lake District, to be comfortable and stay safe.

Routes

Routes and maps for some of our favourite walks and bike rides in the Lake District.

Diversion leads way in Keswick Railway Path Route Restoration

Work on a 3.5km diversion means walkers can now use a new section of one of the Lake District’s most popular routes following serious flood damage.

Phenomenal success story celebrates first birthday

An innovative joint mission to establish a walking route in one of the Lake District’s most spectacular valleys is celebrating the first year of a phenomenal success story.

A day out the office volunteering at a farm

Read Claire's volunteering diary when she spent two days at a farm as part of the benefits of working for the Lake District National Park Authority.

Educational resources: Romans

Information and activity packs.

Park Strategy and Vision Committee Archive 2009

Agendas, past minutes and associated papers for 2009 meetings.

National Park on track to create routes to resilience

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA), the body that supports farming and food production in the UK, joined National Park rangers this week on a tour of bridges and footpaths that have been repaired as part of ‘Routes to Resilience’, a £3m flood recovery project.

Buttermere shuttlebus from Cockermouth

Timetable for the shuttlebus from Cockermout to the Buttermere valley, running through summer 2022.

A gift that will last a life time

The best gifts come from the heart, so forget high-end this Christmas, give a gift today to help protect our Park tomorrow!

Publications and plans

A list of publications and plans created by the Lake District National Park Authority.

Mark Kidd

Biography and interests of Mark Kidd, member of the Lake District National Park Authority.

Top 8 locations for painting in the Lake District

Classic Lake District views ideal for sketching and painting. Bridges, churches, stone circles, mountains and tarns.

Thumbs up for Brockhole reopening

The weather couldn’t dampen the excitement as the Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole on Windermere, reopened on Saturday following the lockdown.

Volunteers open up views at Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale

Volunteers have been working hard on a major long-term project at Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale, removing rhododendron. Hear from volunteer, David, who has been leading a team to help look after this Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Building traditions

Describing the local character of building, including slate roofs and circular chimneys.

Rangers’ gift to local communities this Christmas

We’re all thinking of giving presents at this time of year and rangers from the Lake District National Park are no different. Grants of up to £2000 for each of the five areas within the National Park will be awarded to local projects over the next year, so communities are being asked to consider what they’d put on their Christmas wish list.

Tiffany Hunt MBE - Chair

Biography and interests of Tiffany Hunt MBE - Chair, member of the Lake District National Park Authority.

National Tree Week 2018

As it's National Tree Week 2018, Rusland Horizons' Dougie Watson discusses why the planting and preservation of trees in so important to him and encourages others to get involved by volunteering.