Friends of the Lake District
The only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Cumbria's landscapes. Join us today. www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk
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- A little update on proceedings... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- We made a video... The initial application for an adventure attraction at Elterwater in the Langdale Valley was rejected on the grounds that it would bring significant additional traffic into the area. As a result, the developers submitted a travel plan... loom.ly/1Q2Ph8g
- A MASSIVE thank you to our champions, the Big Give Trust, for matching the donations of our wonderful supporters and doubling the impact we can make at Dam Mire @BigGive #GreenMatchFund
- Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity! We’ve raised £18,504 and you’ve helped to make our plans a reality. We shall keep you updated on how we use these donations and the positive impact it will have on Dam Mire #BigGive #GreenMatchFund
- ⏰ Less than 3 hours to go! This is your last chance to see your donation doubled and the positive impact it will make to Dam Mire #BigGive #GreenMatchFund loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- ⏰ Less than 24 hours left of the #GreenMatchFund! Don’t worry, there is still time to donate. Every donation made before midday tomorrow will be doubled, helping us to reach our target of £20,000. Can you help us reach our target in time? #BigGive loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- We need to build a bridge to create access to our new land and start work on creating a haven for wildlife and nature. Donate now: loom.ly/gIM6jOA #BigGive #GreenMatchFund
- ⛰️ Sharing the view with everyone. The addition of new seating and accessible pathways, can ensure the local community and visitors to the Lake District can enjoy Dam Mire and its incredible views. Donate now: loom.ly/gIM6jOA #BigGive #GreenMatchFund
- Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to our Dam Mire appeal. We’re over halfway through and we’ve raised £15,034 towards our £20,000 goal! We have 3 days left to reach our target, and your donation will be doubled. Help us to restore Dam Mire Wood #BigGive loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- Meet 3 residents of Dam Mire Wood, Threlkeld, #TheLakeDistrict. Only a couple of days left to double your donations via @biggive.bsky.social to help us expand this site to create a better home for Rook, Fox, Badger and all their friends. #BigGive #GreenMatchFund donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
- It's been a busy week back for Jan as our plans for Dam Mire burst into life and we celebrate all the amazing #volunteers who have supported us in the last year! Read all about it in this week's Land Manager's Diary... loom.ly/gdZkUqI
- Now available to watch on our YouTube channel: Creating a bigger haven for nature and people at Dam Mire. In this online webinar, learn about the work we’ve already done at Dam Mire and our future plans for the site #DamMire loom.ly/CZ6hdY0
- 🐸 What’s better than one pond full of frogs and newts? Two ponds! Your donation to the Dam Mire Appeal will be match funded – double the difference, double the impact! What is your favourite amphibian in the Lake District? #BigGive loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- 🌿 Threlkeld residents, let's make our community greener! Donate to help us expand Dam Mire Wood and create a sanctuary for nature and people - loom.ly/gIM6jOA #ThrelkeldCommunity #GreenThrelkeld
- The Big Give #GreenMatchFund is live! Every donation made to our appeal will be DOUBLED, helping us to restore nature and access to Dam Mire. Can you help us achieve our goal? #BigGive loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- All experienced wallers are invited to enter the competition which runs from 9am - 4pm. Entry: FREE for spectators and wallers alike. More information and competition entry can be found here: loom.ly/bYgtKCA
- Join us for a guided walk from Staveley to Mike’s Wood during the lovely #bluebellseason. We’ll take time to enjoy all the delights of this beautiful landscape, pointing out any wildflowers and wildlife along the way too. Book your place here: loom.ly/gU4kZes
- So pleased that we're part of this year's @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund - raising money to make Dam Mire Wood in the #LakeDistrict an even bigger and better haven for wildlife and people.
- One week. One planet-saving deal. Get ready to have your donations to over 300 impactful charities doubled from the 22nd-29th of April in our #GreenMatchFund! Your donation, our match = DOUBLE the difference! Browse the charities & get inspired: bit.ly/GMF25Social
- Explore our new virtual tour of Lake District land proposed for an expanded haven for wildlife and people! 😍💚 Read all about it here: loom.ly/FlWVKpA #virtualtour #lakedistrict #GreenMatchFund #DamMire
- ⚠️ 23 April 2025. Join our webinar to learn more about our plans for Dam Mire Wood & how you can help us create a bigger home for wildlife and nature via #BigGive #GreenMatchFund #DamMireAppeal www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/webina...
- Reposted by Friends of the Lake DistrictIf you're going to be spending time in the National Park this weekend, please: 🚮 Take your litter home 🐕 Keep dogs on a lead as lambing continues and ground nesting birds have arrived. 🤝 Respect the life and work of people living here 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales
- Reposted by Friends of the Lake District🔥 Fire Risk 🔥 North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has warned it’s extremely dry on our uplands and the risk of wildfire is high. Please: 🚫 No BBQs or open fires of any kind 🚫 Take all your litter home, including all glass 🚫 Dispose of cigarettes safely and fully Thanks
- 🟢 Coming soon! What’s big, green, and can double your donation? #BigGive #GreenMatchFund #DamMireAppeal loom.ly/gIM6jOA
- As spring arrives with a glorious sun-soaked bang, Jan can at last reveal the news she has been bursting to tell everyone about... Read the latest Land Manager's Diary here: loom.ly/jLQvth8 #LakeDistrict #News #Land #BigGive
- ⚠️ 23 April 2025. Something very exciting is happening at Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld, near Keswick. Want to know more? Sign up to hear our land manager Jan talk about our plans at our next webinar event. www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/webina... #webinar #wildlife #land #bigplans
- Guided Walk on 9th April. Join us on a 3.5 mile walk revealing some of Tebay's hidden gems including the impressive gorge at Lune’s bridge, the hamlet of Roundthwaite and the unique railway church of St. James. More details and to book: loom.ly/AcEHVbE
- There's something very exciting happening at Dam Mire Wood in #Threlkeld. And it all starts with the Dam Mire Extension Consultation Day this Friday - 21 March 2025. Come & join us to find out more... www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/dam-mire-wood
- In this month's Postcard from the Lakes there's a video from this year's hedging competition, news about a new book covering fifty years of our work, and details of up and coming events to help connect you to #Cumbrian landscapes... and much more: loom.ly/2MFixho
- Here's hoping something will change after environment secretary, Steve Reed, declares that: "Windermere... being choked by unacceptable levels of sewage pollution.” loom.ly/picPGvA #Windermere #Pollution
- Reposted by Friends of the Lake DistrictIf you’ve ever wondered how coppicing works, or whether the ancient craft of hedge-laying has a future, here’s a short video I’ve made. youtu.be/MUw7fYP9kyo?...
- Keswick Town Council are supporting our call for a visitor levy to help improve infrastructure in the Lake District. Read the Keswick Reminder story here: loom.ly/JY8vtcA
- Click on the video below and turn up the volume... On a walk in Troutbeck this evening I took a moment to stop and just listen. I was rewarded. #owls
- Join us tomorrow for the #booklaunch of A Voice for the Landscape: Friends of the Lake District, 1951–2001 by Professor Jeremy Rowan Robinson. @cumbriauni.bsky.social Ambleside, Tuesday 4 March 6:30pm Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cultural-lan...
- We're #recruiting 🔔 for an Engagement Trainee who will assist in the coordination and delivery of events and activities, whilst developing their skills and confidence in working with communities and the environmental sector. Details: loom.ly/UNVl3Oc
- Following our recent letters to Defra, Friends of the Lake District welcomes the nature-friendly #farming payments rise announced yesterday. Read more here: loom.ly/M3U7DeA
- Did you know there is no dedicated team or person in Defra for grasslands, despite them covering 40% of England? We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value🌱 More: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
- Well researched and well written piece by Nigel Thompson from Cumbria Crack here including an interview with our CEO @mike-hill.bsky.social businesscrack.co.uk/2025/02/21/w...
- After a long day in the office... sometimes you just need to go exploring. #LakeDistrict
- Amazing 😍
- Kingfisher action today in Kendal #kingfisher #wildlife
- We're #recruiting 🔔 We're looking for an Engagement Trainee who will assist in the coordination and delivery of events and activities, whilst developing their skills and confidence in working with communities and the environmental sector. Apply before 16th March. loom.ly/UNVl3Oc
- Incredible 😍
- The scenes on Loughrigg yesterday morning were amazing. Just had to stop and take it in @lakedistrict.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social @cumbriatourism.bsky.social #landscapephotography #cumbria #sonyalpha
- The Land Manager's Diary returns with a burst of creativity, a list of new volunteer days & some interesting news about Sunbiggin Tarn on Little Asby Common. Check out these beautiful artworks of High Borrowdale by Mary Breakell and Douglas McCleery! 😍 Read the diary here: loom.ly/VHVkFlwAs
- Some beautiful images to start the week. Thanks Kyle for these incredible photos of Little Asby Common in the Westmorland Dales. 😍 #frozen #landscapes
- 🌞 Lower bills, renewable energy, and climate action – that’s what the Sunshine Bill can deliver. But it can’t happen unless MPs vote for rooftop solar on 17 Jan. Ask your MP TPDAY to support the bill! Check out this from CPRE - The Countryside Charity takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/162463/...
- Check out this... beautiful! 😍
- Lake District through the seasons - the video that has taken me 2 years to put together. Did your favourite location in the Lake District make the edit? #lakedistrict #landscapephotography youtu.be/EXtpsiPe_2E?...
- Check out this utterly amazing video about Sandscale Haws on the #Cumbrian #Coast 😍 youtu.be/N6I7BTJzUxI?... And after you've watched it, make sure you support #SaveRoanhead from developers and sign their petition to stop a holiday resort being built near this magnificent place - link in comments
- Happy birthday National Parks! 🎉
- 75 years ago today history was made 🎉 The #NationalParks & Access to the Countryside Act came into force, a truly visionary legislation enshrining everyone’s ability to access nature in law 📜 Today we celebrate their past & fight for their future 🙌 www.cnp.org.uk/our-national...
