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Rusland Valley secures National Lottery boost

Communities in and around the Rusland Valley, in the south of the Lake District National Park, are set to benefit from improvements to the local wooded landscape over the next three years, thanks to a £1.3m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant.

Tiffany Hunt MBE - Chair

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

Troutbeck Conservation Area

Date of next conservation area appraisal and link to map with current boundaries.

Flood Recovery Rangers building bridges at Troutbeck Ford

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.

Grasmere Town End Conservation Area

Hartsop Draft Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Consultation

On the right track with Keswick to Threlkeld Railway trail

There’s now only weeks to go until the £7.9 million Keswick to Threlkeld trail is fully reopened for the first time since 2015 and, following input from the local community, new branding has been agreed for the popular route.

Shard fences stand tall again in Hawkshead and Lickle Valley

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).

Report calls for National Parks to get smart

Real-time information from environmental monitors and sensors could soon inform rangers of the conditions of footpaths and monitor the effects of climate change.

Miles Without Stiles 11: Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge

A stunning walk taking in lakeside meadows, an iconic bridge, roaring waterfall and great food.

Flight to extraordinary Great War commemoration

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.

New indoor caving attraction comes to Windermere

Explore the Lake District whatever the weather as Brockhole-on-Windermere’s brand new indoor caving experience, Brave the Cave, opens this weekend.

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.

How the Mountains saved my life by Fell Foodie

The mountains were never on my radar but after a sudden realisation that my life had spiralled out of control, due to a poisonous combination of depression, alcoholism, smoking and obesity, this all changed.

New recruits summit Helvellyn for first day on the job as Fell Top Assessors

Two new recruits join the Fell Top Assessor team climbing the Lake District peak every day until Easter

Penrith children celebrate the John Muir Award challenge

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.

How we make decisions

Links to information about the way in which the Authority conducts its work.

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.

Three Peaks Challenge - Scafell Pike guidelines

Doing the Three Peaks Challenge and going up Scafell Pike? Here are some top tips.

Coniston community and volunteers work to save historic artefacts

A 400 year-old copper mine bolstered by Queen Elizabeth I and a lynchpin in establishing industries of the Empire has galvanised a Lake District community into action.