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Self-build and custom housebuilding

We have created a register for those who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in the Lake District National Park for the purpose of building a house for those individuals to occupy as homes.

'Please don’t leave your home to come to ours' urge Lake District farmers

The Lake District National Park Authority along with Cumbria Police, the National Trust, NFU and Farmer Network are reminding people to remain at home during the Coronavirus pandemic and avoid walking through farm yards and near people’s homes.

Public toilets

A list of public toilets in and around the Lake District National Park.

New Walking Trail Open in Rusland Valley

Rusland Horizons is a great community project which invites people to explore the natural and cultural heritage of the Rusland Valley sustainably, through a series of self-guided trails. This month, the second of six trails to eventually launch has opened to the public, with the third already being worked on ready for the summer.

Gatescarth Pass

Details about the permit system for motorcycles, 4x4 vehicles and horseriders.

National Park Authority confirms restructure

The Lake District National Park Authority has today confirmed a new organisational structure to secure its work in the Park, in response to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rights of Way Committee 29 November 2011

Agenda items for Rights of Way Committee meeting

National Recognition for Lake District Heritage Sites

Last year saw a wide range of heritage sites across the National Park receive national recognition by Historic England.The sites have been added to the statutory list of sites; known as The List. It's a nod to our status as a World Heritage Site -  an area of outstanding universal value, defined as representing "the combined works of nature and of man" and "illustrative of the evolution of human society and settlement over time".

Building bridges and skills for the future

From replacing gates, installing fingerposts and bridge building, my time volunteering with the Lake District National Park Authority’s ranger team has not only given me valuable experience and skills, but has opened my eyes and made me much more eager and determined to get into this line of work in the future.

National Park launch ‘pop up’ campsite guide

Ahead of this summer’s potential staycation boom, the Lake District National Park Authority has compiled an information pack and is hosting an online session for farmers and land managers on how to create a pop up campsite for this year’s visitors.

Helping our wildlife

How you can help stop the invasion by the plant Australian swamp stonecrop.

Climb your own mountain

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

Things to do - teens and young explorers

Top things to do for young people - sailing, paddleboarding and motor boat driving on the water, and ghyll scrambling, climbing, zip wiring and wild camping.

New Lake District habitat conservation officers are up for green recovery challenge

The Lake District National Park Authority has recruited two new Habitat Restoration and Conservation Officers to deliver a wide range of environmental education at the Authority’s Visitor Centre, Brockhole and improve habitats within the grounds.

Banish the January Blues

The Christmas festivities have passed and New Year is well and truly upon us which for many heralds the beginning of those dreaded January Blues. Returning to the normal 9-5 routine and dealing with those frosty winter mornings simply doesn’t help us reconcile with the fact that all the fun of Christmas has now passed for yet another year.

Keep flocks safe this half term

Please keep dogs on leads this half term for the safety of livestock and wildlife. This is the joint message of The Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

The Lake District's Roman Past

Did you know that the Lake District is steeped in thousands of years of human history, dating back as far as prehistory? From an ancient bathhouse to a prehistoric settlement, the marks of our ancestors are all around us.

Car parks - permits

Car park details and parking charges.

New volunteer roles at Brockhole

We're looking for new volunteer wayfinders to help us promote Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre in Windermere.

National Tree Week celebrations for Lake District

As the UK’s biggest tree celebrations get underway north Lakes marks a massive planting operation which has seen 17,850 saplings introduced.