As international attention focuses on the 100th anniversary of the bloodiest and longest battle in human history, the Lake District is presenting an extraordinary promenade performance dedicated to World War One aviation heroes.
Rare, centuries old, slate shard fences are once more features of the farming landscape thanks to grants totalling £116,707 from Defra’s Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) fund via the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA).
There was great excitement recently when one of the National Park’s volunteers spotted a red squirrel from the bird hide at the Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole on Windermere.
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In December 2015, severe flooding left its mark on the Lake District National Park. A year and a day after Storm Desmond, businesses are invited to attend a free workshop to improve their resilience to prepare them for climate-related impacts such as flooding and power-loss.
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Did you know very penny you donate goes back into looking after your National Park? The Lake District National Park maintains more than 3,100km of paths and bridleways.
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A team of National Park volunteers and rangers were joined by around 50 John Muir Award students last week to plant more than 200 trees on the Ullswater lakeshore near Pooley Bridge. This was part of a scheme aimed to add ecological value and reduce the threat of flooding.
The completion of significant restoration work at The Moot Hall, in Keswick town centre, marks the re-opening of an exclusive workspace for local businesses, community groups and artists.
Real-time information from environmental monitors and sensors could soon inform rangers of the conditions of footpaths and monitor the effects of climate change.
It’s not every day a world record is broken in the Lake District. But, on a misty Wednesday in May on Coniston Water, that’s exactly what happened when the Jaguar Vector V20E broke the 10 year old World Outright Electric record.
A team of flood recovery rangers from the Lake District National Park have begun work to reinstate popular bridleway bridges at Troutbeck Ford near Windermere, which were damaged during Storm Desmond.
The iconic Cumbrian brand Herdy has teamed up with Cumbria Constabulary, Lake District National Park Authority, National Farmers Union (NFU), and the National Trust to raise awareness of the importance of keeping dogs on leads to protect sheep this Easter holidays.
Walkers, cyclists and horse riders are being advised by the Lake District National Park to avoid a popular route for the return of the annual Grizedale Stages Rally and its 30th anniversary.
Explore the Lake District whatever the weather as Brockhole-on-Windermere’s brand new indoor caving experience, Brave the Cave, opens this weekend.
A group of 10 home-educated children from the Penrith area each received a John Muir Award on Friday (5 June) from Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and the Border.
