Contact details for our Rangers, including link to Ranger Area Map.
January has been a gloomy month with dark days and what seems like never-ending rain. But the sunshine, clear skies, and a smattering of snow this week has prompted the Lake District National Park Authority to encourage people to ‘wander more this winter’ to benefit their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Explore Derwentwater - Keswick's local lake with many places to go and things to do. Information on getting there, local walks, lake cruises and local villages and attractions. You can also visit the Keswick Information centre for help and advice.
Sets out our vision of the future National Park.
As the weather hots up and the Lake District’s waters and tarns look all the more inviting, the Lake District National Park is offering expert help and guidance on how to keep safe in and on the water and reminding people that care is also needed out on the fells.
A new “Love Windermere” partnership sees the biggest ever cooperation of sectors to tackle challenges in the lake.
A fun felt animal trail to follow in Bowness on Windermere in the spring of 2022.
Hundreds of Lake District visitors have shared their winter walking tips and hiking hacks in a series of short films launched by the Lake District National Park Authority this week.
Doing your bit to help tackle climate change doesn’t need to be frightening. We share five simple tricks that everyone living in or visiting the Lake District can do this autumn to cut their carbon footprint, and there’s even seasonal treats to be had.
How you can help stop the invasion by the plant Australian swamp stonecrop.
On-going work to help combat the eroding effects of weather and walkers on the Lake District fells.
Discover our special Wordsworth walks
Lake District National Park staff have been asked to consider ditching motors on 22 September and support World Car Free Day.
Farming plays a special role in the Lake District, its identity and cultural heritage. A rugged landscape from which to carve a living, a potential World Heritage Site in 2017, and the prospect of the UK leaving the EU in 2019.
Travelling around the Lake District by bike, bus, boat or on foot is a perfect way to discover the Lake District and take in the fresh air and views, as well as looking after this special place!
Biography and interests of Michael Carter - Deputy Chair, member of the Lake District National Park Authority.
The temporary foot bridge at Buttermere is to be removed and a diversion has been put in place so that the circular route round Buttermere can still be accessed. Repairs to the original Dubbs bridge will begin next summer.
