#volunteer for us - a chance to meet new people, learn new skills and help look after the land we care for 11/11/25: Dam Mire Wood (near Keswick), General Management 19/11/25: Gillside Wood (near Ambleside), Woodland Management More details here: https://loom.ly/zKpyrnI

🔔Apologies if you were hoping to join us and the Cockermouth Astro Society this weekend in Keswick. Due to, among other things, forecasted cloud cover and the state of the park after recent rain, this event has been cancelled. 😪 We'll be back!

Illegal parking is a massive problem but ever more #carparks are not the answer. We need an approach that looks at travel and transport strategically and ensures decisions bring us closer to a sustainable, integrated transport system. Read our full response here: https://loom.ly/AMEzvXI

It’s #TrusteesWeek! The time of year when we celebrate the amazing contribution made by trustees for their charities and recognise the difference they make. Thanks to all our trustees who #volunteer their time to help us thrive! Who are our trustees? Find out here: https://loom.ly/YZReUtk#TrusteesWeek

🔔Missed our Gift in Will webinar? Learn about the importance of leaving a Will, how gifts in Wills can help with your tax bill, and how you can help look after Lake District and Cumbria landscapes for generations to come. https://loom.ly/dIAMZ2E #lastingimpact #thelakedistrict #giftsinwills

Good news? 🤞 It's been recommended that the planning application for a 150 space carpark near Portinscale be refused when it comes before the Lake District National Park Authority next week. Read more: https://loom.ly/z1eiK60 #campaign4parks #nationaltrust #woodlandtrust #friendsoftheearth

We're appealing for #volunteers of all ages to come and help plant nearly one kilometre of hedges to help nature friendly farmers and landowners create new native #hedgerows. It all starts at Alpacaly Ever After at Basecamp North in November. 💪🌿 https://loom.ly/ClBoO98

🌸🏵️🌱We've been out with volunteers planting upland hay meadow plants to add to our hay meadow restoration field at #Mazonwath, Little Asby, as part of #CumbriaSeedBank project, with @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social Trust

Last few tickets available! Join the #KirbyLecture to explore a new, regenerative model of tourism with leading voices from Cumbria & beyond. 🎟️ Free event | Book: www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/kirby2025 #LakeDistrict #TourismReset #FriendsOfTheLakeDistrict

Thanks to the Transpennine Express @tpexpress.bsky.social team who joined us this week for the biggest work party of the year atRusland woods for tree work - where there are lots of fungi and bryophytes to be seen in the rainforest. https://loom.ly/EO9SAXs

Watch our latest #webinar. Emma Kelly, a solicitor at Thomson Hayton Winkley, discusses the importance of leaving a Will and how to go about doing so in the best possible way - including advice on how leaving a gift can help reduce your tax bill. Watch the webinar here: https://loom.ly/dIAMZ2E

If the Lake District has played a special part in your life, consider leaving a gift in your Will to Friends of the Lake District, to ensure the Cumbrian landscape remains a place of adventure, inspiration, and tranquillity for future generations to enjoy: https://loom.ly/KAqykRk

Last few tickets available! Join the #KirbyLecture to explore a new, regenerative model of tourism with leading voices from Cumbria & beyond. 🎟️ Free event | Book: www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/kirby2025 #LakeDistrict #TourismReset #FriendsOfTheLakeDistrict

Join us tomorrow for the #cumbriacvs Eden Volunteering Fair at Penrith Leisure Centre. #volunteering #cumbria

569 bats! That's how many were recorded in just one night on our land at Dam Mire near Threlked. These little creatures are important pollinators and a vital part of our ecosystem. https://loom.ly/cbIlmMc

A gift in your Will is a donation that costs nothing today, but has a lasting impact beyond our lifetimes. Join us for this free lunchtime webinar to discuss the this important topic. Book here: https://loom.ly/nwRr0yw #lastingimpact #thelakedistrict #giftsinwills

The Elterwater judicial review ruling is a setback but we'll continue to fight for a #thelakedistrict that is tranquil, rich in cultural heritage & environmentally healthy and hope you'll stand alongside us. ❤️ Read more: https://loom.ly/GtiYvA0#thelakedistrict #news #landscapematters

The only information you need to include Friends of the Lake District in your Will is our name, address, and charity number. Find out more about how to help this landscape bloom with a gift in your Will: https://loom.ly/KAqykRk

Jan talks about wildlife feasts, intriguing funghi discoveries, storm impacts, and further conservation efforts in her latest blog. Read it here: https://loom.ly/e_AY0_0 #conservationefforts #drystonewalls #walling #cumbria #naturewriting

Want to plant a tree? What about 12,000? https://loom.ly/xRD-Ljg

Give a gift for nature https://loom.ly/R8ri8bc

Our conservation volunteering days are brilliant for mental health! - meet new people and engage with others - get some physical exercise at the 'Green Gym' - take some positive environmental action ... and there's always cakes, coffee and camaraderie! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay

A gift in your Will is a donation that costs nothing today, but has a lasting impact beyond our lifetimes. Join us for this free lunchtime webinar to discuss the this important topic. Book here: https://loom.ly/nwRr0yw #lastingimpact #thelakedistrict #giftsinwills

Every year charities miss out on £560m in unclaimed Gift Aid tax relief. Think of how much more can be achieved if you #TickTheBox Help us to do more, and gift aid your donation #GiftAidAwarenessDay

Today is #GiftAidAwarenessDay Thank you to all our donors who #TickTheBox making their donation go further. Donate with Gift Aid and the government will add 25% to your donation for FREE - it won’t cost you a penny. All you have to do is #TickTheBox

Proud to support this! Read why here: www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/news/defendi...

Just 6% of the land area in National Parks is managed effectively for nature. Help nature fight back https://loom.ly/rDfrGbU

Is it time to rethink tourism in the Lake District? 🌄 Join the #KirbyLecture to explore a new, regenerative model of tourism with leading voices from Cumbria & beyond. 🎟️ Free event | Book: www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/kirby2025 #LakeDistrict #TourismReset #FriendsOfTheLakeDistrict

Red Squirrel Awareness Week 👇😍 @cumbriaguide.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek

It's red squirrel awareness week! Fancy feeding one? https://loom.ly/FlkVewE

Earlier this week, we released findings of a poll by YouGov of over 2,000 people. It shows support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors! Read about it on our website. #visitorlevy #lakedistrict #debate mo

In this week's blog, Jan talks about our work to help the #redsquirrel population thrive and then heads out to a wet High Borrowdale to do a bit of sorting out. Read it here: https://loom.ly/ZQe-HA4#redsquirrel Big thanks to Rosamund Macfarlane for the amazing squirrel photograph! #landscape #cumbria

🎨 Local resident Rex Marsden turned to painting as a form of therapy after an illness and has created a series of oil paintings inspired by his love of the Lakes. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us Rex 🖌️#LocalArtist #ArtTherapy

Did you know, gifts in Wills funds 50% of the work we do, to conserve and enhance the Cumbrian landscape? Find out how you can leave a gift in your Will and ensure the Lake District landscape remains rich in cultural heritage and environmentally healthy: https://loom.ly/KAqykRk

👣 Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk around the village of Great Asby. Book here: https://loom.ly/YRhwii8 #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo

🍽️🥗🍃Join expert forager Abbi Lawson visiting some of @lowsizerghbarn 's fantastic hedgerows this Friday 10 October for a Feast & #Foraging Hedgerows event. We'll also sample some products made from hedgerow produce, at @growingwellcumbria.

A new poll run by YouGov of over 2,000 people shows that support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors. Click here to read more about this story here: https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc

We've now planned out 2km of new hedges to plant - that's a whopping 12,000 new trees! It's thanks to all our generous members and supporters that this is possible but there's still so much to do. Please support our hedges and edges today: https://loom.ly/rDfrGbU

A duckling, a piglet, a lamb, we know these baby animals, but do you know what a baby bat is called? A pop! https://loom.ly/cbIlmMc

👣 Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk around the village of Great Asby. Book here: https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/guided-walk-great-asby #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo

We're recruiting 🔔 Part time Administration Officer needed to join us in our Kendal Office. #workforus #administration #recruiting #jobsincumbria

Have a read of the latest blog from our land manager. As the nights draw in, Jan shares exciting news about Dam Mire Wood's nocturnal residents, before heading to Sweden Wood where some incredible views await! https://loom.ly/xgtHBK8 #bats #land #naturewriting #volunteers

Now available to watch on our YouTube channel! Learn about the exciting work planned over the coming months to enhance Cumbria's wonderful hedgerows. Watch it here: https://loom.ly/riXzJWA #cumbria #naturerecovery #hedgerowheroes

Only 6 out of 10 people have an up to date Will. A Will is essential to ensure your estate goes to those closest to you, and important causes. Learn more about gifts in Wills and how you can support the Lake District landscape: https://loom.ly/KAqykRk

🍽️🥗🍃Join expert forager Abbi Lawson visiting some of @lowsizerghbarn 's fantastic hedgerows on Friday 10 October for a Feast & #Foraging Hedgerows event. We'll also sample some products made from hedgerow produce, at @growingwellcumbria.

Do you feel unrepresented by the policy and planning decisions made here in Cumbria? Then join our Youth Voice!📣 Find out more about this exciting opportunity on our website #youthvoice #haveyoursay #Cumbria #LakeDistrict

Sewage works inside the National Parks are spilling sewage for twice as long as outside National Parks 💩 National Park rivers should be the cleanest & most protected in the country, this level of sewage is outrageous 😡 Help us rescue our rivers 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

Join us tomorrow for our #Hedges&Edges - #HedgerowHeroes webinar on Weds 24 Sept, to hear what we’ve got planned over the coming months to enhance our wonderful hedgerows!

👣 Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk around the village of Great Asby. Book here: https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/guided-walk-great-asby #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo

It's been a busy and very wet week for Jan and the volunteers in our #Ambleside woodlands - and there's an exciting new opportunity to help plant some wildflowers at Mazonwath. Read all about it: https://loom.ly/sm_pXiU#Ambleside #naturewriting #volunteering #LakeDistrict 📸 George Carr