Friends of the Lake District
@friendsoflakes.bsky.social
The only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Cumbria's landscapes. Join us today. www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk
Thanks to John Macfarlane for providing us with our banner image.
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Thanks to John Macfarlane for providing us with our banner image.
https://linktr.ee/friendsofthelakedistrict
Recruitment ⚠️ We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Recruitment ⚠️ We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting #volunteer days. 💪🌿 Tuesday 9 Dec at Eden Yard Farm, a family run mixed farm near Penrith and Cumbria’s first producer of cold-pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil, for which they recently won a British #Farming Award.
https://loom.ly/AsGIkqo
https://loom.ly/AsGIkqo
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting #volunteer days. 💪🌿 Tuesday 9 Dec at Eden Yard Farm, a family run mixed farm near Penrith and Cumbria’s first producer of cold-pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil, for which they recently won a British #Farming Award.
https://loom.ly/AsGIkqo
https://loom.ly/AsGIkqo
Volunteer opportunity this Saturday! Help looks after our trees at Rusland wood - no experience needed. You may get wet and muddy, but they'll be cake, conversation and some good views (if you're lucky!) Find out more and book here: https://loom.ly/YfnDSAw
#weekend #volunteers #woodlands
#weekend #volunteers #woodlands
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Volunteer opportunity this Saturday! Help looks after our trees at Rusland wood - no experience needed. You may get wet and muddy, but they'll be cake, conversation and some good views (if you're lucky!) Find out more and book here: https://loom.ly/YfnDSAw
#weekend #volunteers #woodlands
#weekend #volunteers #woodlands
Proud to be supporting a new short course with the Uni of Cumbria. Develop skills in collaborative land management
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
📅 Starts 26 January 2026 | Flexible, part-time | 4 - 6 weeks
Learn more & sign up: https://bit.ly/3JrFWGF
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
📅 Starts 26 January 2026 | Flexible, part-time | 4 - 6 weeks
Learn more & sign up: https://bit.ly/3JrFWGF
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Proud to be supporting a new short course with the Uni of Cumbria. Develop skills in collaborative land management
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
📅 Starts 26 January 2026 | Flexible, part-time | 4 - 6 weeks
Learn more & sign up: https://bit.ly/3JrFWGF
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
📅 Starts 26 January 2026 | Flexible, part-time | 4 - 6 weeks
Learn more & sign up: https://bit.ly/3JrFWGF
#courses #landmanagement #Cumbria
New Year, New Job? We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New Year, New Job? We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
In her #latestblog Jan reveals #volunteer efforts in woods, tree planting, seed propagation, and poetic connections to landscape in her latest blog - including a fascinating visit to Gosling Sike nursery as part of an important seed bank project.
Read it: https://loom.ly/pfUm-6A
Read it: https://loom.ly/pfUm-6A
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In her #latestblog Jan reveals #volunteer efforts in woods, tree planting, seed propagation, and poetic connections to landscape in her latest blog - including a fascinating visit to Gosling Sike nursery as part of an important seed bank project.
Read it: https://loom.ly/pfUm-6A
Read it: https://loom.ly/pfUm-6A
64% of our butterfly species can be found in hedgerows - bees, moths, beetles & other insects rely on hedges for nectar, food, and overwintering sites.
This winter we’re planting 2,300 m of new native hedgerows (that's 14,000 new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
This winter we’re planting 2,300 m of new native hedgerows (that's 14,000 new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
64% of our butterfly species can be found in hedgerows - bees, moths, beetles & other insects rely on hedges for nectar, food, and overwintering sites.
This winter we’re planting 2,300 m of new native hedgerows (that's 14,000 new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
This winter we’re planting 2,300 m of new native hedgerows (that's 14,000 new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
Recruitment ⚠️ We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Recruitment ⚠️ We're looking for a Finance & Operations Controller to provide direction and management of all our finance and central resources functions. Find out more right here: https://loom.ly/Q4PiUCc
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
#jobs #recruitment #finance #workforus
Hedgerows are critically important to 130 endangered species in the UK, including the song thrush and hedgehog.
This winter we’re planting 2,300 metres of new native mixed species hedgerows (that's 14,000 hedge plants = new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
This winter we’re planting 2,300 metres of new native mixed species hedgerows (that's 14,000 hedge plants = new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hedgerows are critically important to 130 endangered species in the UK, including the song thrush and hedgehog.
This winter we’re planting 2,300 metres of new native mixed species hedgerows (that's 14,000 hedge plants = new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
This winter we’re planting 2,300 metres of new native mixed species hedgerows (that's 14,000 hedge plants = new trees). #NationalTreeWeek
#HedgerowHeroes @cpre @treecounciluk
We welcome the news that Mayors will be empowered to introduce an overnight stay charge to mitigate the impacts of tourism.
Read more here: https://loom.ly/xUWHHbI
#thelakedistrict #budget2025 #visitorlevy
Read more here: https://loom.ly/xUWHHbI
#thelakedistrict #budget2025 #visitorlevy
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We welcome the news that Mayors will be empowered to introduce an overnight stay charge to mitigate the impacts of tourism.
Read more here: https://loom.ly/xUWHHbI
#thelakedistrict #budget2025 #visitorlevy
Read more here: https://loom.ly/xUWHHbI
#thelakedistrict #budget2025 #visitorlevy
Victory as planning permission for a resort at Roanhead is denied, safeguarding ecological sites and cherished landscapes for future generations! Read more here: https://loom.ly/EsHgbCk
Well done 👏 to everyone involved in this wonderful result!
#saveroanhead #landscapematters #natterjacktoads
Well done 👏 to everyone involved in this wonderful result!
#saveroanhead #landscapematters #natterjacktoads
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Victory as planning permission for a resort at Roanhead is denied, safeguarding ecological sites and cherished landscapes for future generations! Read more here: https://loom.ly/EsHgbCk
Well done 👏 to everyone involved in this wonderful result!
#saveroanhead #landscapematters #natterjacktoads
Well done 👏 to everyone involved in this wonderful result!
#saveroanhead #landscapematters #natterjacktoads
Roanhead saved! Big congratulations to everyone involved in this brilliant result! More details coming soon....
#saveroanhead #landscapematters
#saveroanhead #landscapematters
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Roanhead saved! Big congratulations to everyone involved in this brilliant result! More details coming soon....
#saveroanhead #landscapematters
#saveroanhead #landscapematters
A big thank you to the volunteers from across Cumbria that joined Friends of the Lake District for a day of hedge planting at Basecamp North Lakes on Tuesday! 🙌
More events: https://loom.ly/2U4ux00
#friendsofthelakedistrict #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #thelakedistrict #volunteer #hedge
More events: https://loom.ly/2U4ux00
#friendsofthelakedistrict #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #thelakedistrict #volunteer #hedge
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A big thank you to the volunteers from across Cumbria that joined Friends of the Lake District for a day of hedge planting at Basecamp North Lakes on Tuesday! 🙌
More events: https://loom.ly/2U4ux00
#friendsofthelakedistrict #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #thelakedistrict #volunteer #hedge
More events: https://loom.ly/2U4ux00
#friendsofthelakedistrict #CPRE #hedgerowheroes #thelakedistrict #volunteer #hedge
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting volunteer days. #Volunteers wanted for our hedge planting day at Eden Yard Farm near Penrith! (Mon 24 Nov & Tue 9 Dec). No experience necessary. 🍰💪🌿
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting volunteer days. #Volunteers wanted for our hedge planting day at Eden Yard Farm near Penrith! (Mon 24 Nov & Tue 9 Dec). No experience necessary. 🍰💪🌿
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
Land Manager's Diary 12 November 2025: Just a little bit of mud……..
Our walling volunteers battle the mud at Mazonwath, and the Dam Mire willow den gets a haircut.
https://loom.ly/i0uzYZ4
#conservationvolunteers
#drystonewalling #DamMireWood #Threlkeld
Our walling volunteers battle the mud at Mazonwath, and the Dam Mire willow den gets a haircut.
https://loom.ly/i0uzYZ4
#conservationvolunteers
#drystonewalling #DamMireWood #Threlkeld
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Land Manager's Diary 12 November 2025: Just a little bit of mud……..
Our walling volunteers battle the mud at Mazonwath, and the Dam Mire willow den gets a haircut.
https://loom.ly/i0uzYZ4
#conservationvolunteers
#drystonewalling #DamMireWood #Threlkeld
Our walling volunteers battle the mud at Mazonwath, and the Dam Mire willow den gets a haircut.
https://loom.ly/i0uzYZ4
#conservationvolunteers
#drystonewalling #DamMireWood #Threlkeld
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting volunteer days. #Volunteers wanted for our hedge planting day at Eden Yard Farm near Penrith! (Mon 24 Nov & Tue 9 Dec). No experience necessary. 🍰💪🌿
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting volunteer days. #Volunteers wanted for our hedge planting day at Eden Yard Farm near Penrith! (Mon 24 Nov & Tue 9 Dec). No experience necessary. 🍰💪🌿
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
Sign up here! https://loom.ly/m3Wpx_o
@CPRE The countryside charity
#HedgerowHeroes
As we await a possible decision on the Roanhead development at the end of November, here's an interview with some folks from Save Roanhead - published in last year's Conserving Lakeland magazine
https://loom.ly/2VBYEU0
#SaveRoanhead #landscapematters #natterjacks
https://loom.ly/2VBYEU0
#SaveRoanhead #landscapematters #natterjacks
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
As we await a possible decision on the Roanhead development at the end of November, here's an interview with some folks from Save Roanhead - published in last year's Conserving Lakeland magazine
https://loom.ly/2VBYEU0
#SaveRoanhead #landscapematters #natterjacks
https://loom.ly/2VBYEU0
#SaveRoanhead #landscapematters #natterjacks
#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
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
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
#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
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!
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🔔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
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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
Who are our trustees? Find out here: https://loom.ly/YZReUtk
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
Who are our trustees? Find out here: https://loom.ly/YZReUtk
🔔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
https://loom.ly/dIAMZ2E
#lastingimpact #thelakedistrict #giftsinwills
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🔔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
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
#campaign4parks #nationaltrust #woodlandtrust #friendsoftheearth
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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
#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
https://loom.ly/ClBoO98
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
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
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🌸🏵️🌱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