Would you recognise a pine marten? They aren't often seen in the UK but we're working hard to create suitable habitats for them by restoring Lake District temperate rainforests. Help us and for one week any donations you make will be worth double - 22nd-29th April. #EarthRaise

Following the Easter break, Jan and our volunteers are back dry stone walling in Mazonwath. Meanwhile, there’s an appeal to listen our for a rare toad and an appeal to help double the difference during Earth Raise week. Read more: https://loom.ly/fhAK3t0 #naturewriting #earthraise

⚒️⛏️Wallers wanted! To enter our dry stone walling competition Sat 30 May. Free entry, cash prizes and lunch provided! 🍽️🥪 @DSWA #DryStoneWalling #competition #ruralskills

Spring at Dam Mire, Threlkeld. Our engagement and land staff popped out to Dam Mire wood yesterday, to do some planning for events this summer. #DamMireWood #Threlkeld #spring

Next week we're raising money to restore Lake District rainforests and all donation will be doubled! Sign up to our newsletter to find out more https://loom.ly/0aTv8n8 #EarthRaise

SAVE THE DATE! We are hosting our Friends, feast and fells pub quiz at the Tap. Wednesday May 13th- 7pm For those aged 18-30 Come find out more about us and test you knowledge on this incredible county🧠 Look out for more information coming soon! #pubquiz #comingsoon #cumbria #lakedistrict

As part of the #EarthRaise campaign, every £1 you give is worth £2 to Lake District rainforests. The donation portal opens in one week .....

We recently wrote to ministers urging them to address the lack of agri-environment funding for commons. Here's a blog post by our policy officer Amanda Amanda McCleery that explains why. https://loom.ly/oshS_3s #commons #commonland #farming #uplands

Guided short circular 2-mile walk 👣 from Great Asby following Asby Gill upstream past Pate Hole Mouth to the prehistoric settlement of Holborn Hill. #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo #Cumbria

Webinar event in association with Europarc Atlantic Isles - Protecting Communities in Protected Landscapes: rethinking housing in National Parks Tuesday 14 April 6pm Sign up here: https://loom.ly/QWLXUBM #FairerHomes #Webinar #Events

For one week only every £1 you donate will be worth £2! Starting from 22nd April Sign up to our newsletter for more info https://loom.ly/0aTv8n8 #EarthRaise

For one week your donations will be doubled. Get 22nd - 29th April in your calendar! #EarthRaise

⚒️⛏️Wallers wanted! To enter our dry stone walling competition Sat 30 May. Free entry, cash prizes and lunch provided! 🍽️🥪 @DSWA #DryStoneWalling #competition #ruralskills

Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk 👣 from Great Asby following Asby Gill upstream past Pate Hole Mouth to the prehistoric settlement of Holborn Hill. Book on our website: https://loom.ly/O4pqD8g #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo #Cumbria

There's something exciting coming soon!! Keep your eyes peeled ... #EarthRaise

Marcus, a Keswick local, talks to us about his struggles finding housing in the area and experiencing the hollowing out of his local community. Find out more about our campaign and sign our petition to support a viable future for the Lake District here: https://loom.ly/YkIqz9E

Just kidding!! BUT we really do have rainforests in the UK and we're working hard to protect and restore them. Find out more about this exciting project here: https://loom.ly/Ll0-gWg

As part of our rainforest restoration right here in the Lake District we're looking at introducing Orangutans back into the UK. These great apes are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra. However we're hoping to add the UK to that list very soon. https://loom.ly/Ll0-gWg #EarthRaise

Our CEO, Mike, explains why our Fairer Housing, Stronger Communities campaign matters to the people and landscapes of Cumbria. To address this problem, sign the petition on our website https://loom.ly/YkIqz9E

The Great Cumbria Litter Pick begins! Join the big clean up today & tomorrow. Check our website for a litter pick near you or go do your own. Let's come together to make our county a greener place! Thanks to the Lake District National Park for 📷! #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #GreatCumbrianLitterPick

Guided walk! 👣 Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk from Great Asby following Asby Gill upstream past Pate Hole Mouth to the prehistoric settlement of Holborn Hill. Book on our website: https://loom.ly/O4pqD8g #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo

Join us on the 27th and 28th of March for the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick. 🔔 Let's come together to make our county a greener place! #cometogether #litterpick #LakeDistrict #Cumbria

Today we’re launching our Fairer Housing, Stronger Communities campaign. You can read our report on the topic and sign our petition on our website. Together, we can push for change that supports local communities for a fairer future 🏡✨ #FairerHousing #LakeDistrict #NationalParks

The forecast is looking good so far!🤞Experience Ambleside and Grasmere without light pollution. Our annual Big Switch Off takes place on Thurs 19 March, when residents & businesses will be switching lights off to save electricity, reduce carbon & help wildlife. https://loom.ly/9X3U1iQ

Looking to visit our website? We're having some work done and the website may be offline for a bit today (Tuesday) and / or tomorrow. When we're back things will look a little bit different... #LakeDistrict #Friends #newlook

Experience Ambleside and Grasmere without light pollution. Our annual Big Switch Off takes place on 19 March, encouraging businesses and residents to switch lights off to save electricity, reduce carbon and help wildlife. https://loom.ly/9X3U1iQ

Amazing talk from Megan Gimber (PTES) about hedgerow management last Friday! Hosted by Nic and Reno at Renison's farm, we got to see their fab hedges and Lee Bassett hedge laying in 'midland bullock' style. #hedgerowheroes #CPRE #FriendsofLakes #hedgerow #management #training #ptes #woodlandtrust

💪🌿Join us for our third hedge planting day at Eden Yard Farm, a family run mixed farm near Penrith. If we finish early we'll move onto Brunt House nearby, to finish planting there. Read https://loom.ly/v56YooI

Live in or near Kirkby Lonsdale? Come plant a hedge with us, hot drinks and cakes provided! Book on here: https://loom.ly/1fLsI1o #volunteer #volunteering #tree #planting #CPRE #FriendsofLakes #football #nature #conservation #free #familyfriendly #giveback #kirkbylonsdale #hedge #localcommunity

Experience Ambleside and Grasmere without light pollution. Our annual Big Switch Off takes place on 19 March, encouraging businesses and residents to switch lights off to save electricity, reduce carbon and help wildlife. https://loom.ly/9X3U1iQ

Guided walk! 👣 Join us for a short circular 2-mile walk from Great Asby following Asby Gill upstream past Pate Hole Mouth to the prehistoric settlement of Holborn Hill. Book here: https://loom.ly/NsKbpiQ #WestmorlandDales #GuidedWalks #Thingstodo

Congrats to all the winners of our annual Hedge Laying Competition last Saturday - including overall winner John Handley. Thanks to our brilliant hosts Gowbarrow Hall Farm, near Ullswater. 📷George Carr https://loom.ly/pjdFqmg

Land Manager's Diary 25 Feb 2026 : In praise of daisies to mark National #Daisy Day (and just what are daisies good for?), tree surgery at Dam Mire and building dry stone wall holes and corners at #Mazonwath. @plantlife.loveplants

Live in or near Kirkby Lonsdale? Come plant a hedge with us, hot drinks and cakes provided! Book on here: https://loom.ly/1fLsI1o #volunteer #volunteering #tree #planting #CPRE #FriendsofLakes #football #nature #conservation #free #familyfriendly #giveback #kirkbylonsdale #hedge #localcommunity

Thinking of Volunteering? Join us this summer, come along to our events in and around Cumbria to meet our supporters and update people on our work. More details can be found on our website. #ambassador #volunteering #cumbria

More spaces now available on this free course next Friday: *Hedgerow Management and Surveying Day, Fri 6 March 10-3pm* Find out more & book on: Hedgerow Management & Surveying Training Day: https://loom.ly/5J6f8ss #free #training #advice #farming #sfi #funding #survey #hedge #hedgerow #CPRE

Join us on the 27th and 28th of March for the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick. 🔔 Let's come together to make our county a greener place! #cometogether #litterpick #LakeDistrict #Cumbria

By the end of Feb over 10,000 trees will have been planted! Well done to our volunteers, we couldn't do it without you 😁 Click here to volunteer: https://loom.ly/9rWsSX8 #hedges #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #naturerecovery #friendsoflakes #planting #trees #wildlife #conservation #volunteer

🪓🍃Join us for our #hedgelayingcompetition, at Gowbarrow Hall Farm, above beautiful Ullswater lake! It's not too late to sign up to take part (lunch provided for competitors 🥪🍽️) - or just come along and watch this amazing rural skill in action. Sat 21 February #hedges #competition #LakeDistrict

Live in or near Kirkby Lonsdale? We're funding a new hedge at Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club and we'd love to have some locals come plant it with us. Hot drinks and cakes provided! Book on: https://loom.ly/E0oMZ6o #volunteer #hedges #events #cumbria 📸 Jonny Gios.

Cumbria is getting a new mayor in 2027. Will they be up for introducing a visitor levy on overnight stays in the Lake District? Read our thoughts on the matter here: https://loom.ly/fw5huPI #cumbria #thelakedistrict #mayor #visitorlevy 📸Jonny Gios

Book on here: https://loom.ly/yw1Rq2Y This event is part of Hedgerow Heroes Phase 5 and our Hedges & Edges project, check out our project page here: https://loom.ly/Q4muBIM #freelunch #vet #farm #freeevents #farming #livestock #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #friendsoflakes #cumbria

Our annual Great Cumbrian litter pick is back for its 9th year! Join us on the 27th and 28th of March to help make our county a greener place. 🚮 Run your own or join a preplanned event. #events #litterpick #cumbria #LakeDistrict

Our annual Great Cumbrian litter pick is back for its 9th year! Join us on the 27th and 28th of March to help make our county a greener place. 🚮 Run your own or join a preplanned event. #events #litterpick #cumbria #LakeDistrict

Discover how #hedgerows can enhance your #farm and support #wildlife! 🌿 Join @friendsoflakes.bsky.social and @cumbriabdc.bsky.social on March 6th for tips on hedge management and funding options. https://loom.ly/h33h878

Join us for our #hedgelayingcompetition, at Gowbarrow Hall Farm, above beautiful Ullswater lake! It's not too late to sign up to take part (lunch provided for competitors 🥪🍽️) - or just come along and watch this amazing rural skill in action. Sat 21 February #hedges #competition #LakeDistrict

Love love love this image of a snow capped Skiddaw sent to us by Spencer Ross. Thanks so much Spencer! 😍🏔️ #photography #landscape #LakeDistrict

Yay! More overhead power lines have been placed underground within the National Park! Read all about it right here: https://loom.ly/csri69o Thanks to SP Electricity North West for the work and this stunning photo! #landscape #viewsimproved #lakedistrict

Discover how special traditional hay meadows are in the @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @ talks led by @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social & local farmers, with funding from #FiPL. https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events#FiPL

Land Manager's Diary 5 February: The mysteries of twilight The lengthening days prompt Jan to ponder twilight and those crepuscular creatures that are busiest then, while she and the volunteers have been working in the Atlantic rainforest woods at Rusland, taking out invasive species.