Run for the hills – in more ways than one

Runners are invited to take part in a host of trail races through the Lake District – and raise money to protect this beautiful environment in the process.

Hundreds of runners every year take part in the Grasmere Gallop, a race which has taken part in the idyllic...

MP calls for Cumbria pilot to fight ash dieback following emergency meeting
Rory Stewart MP has called for Cumbria to take the national lead in protecting our ash trees from Ash dieback disease. On Saturday, the local MP calle...
Help the Trust take the indoors, outdoors
Everyone is invited to get involved in a Keswick art project which aims to take the indoors outdoors in celebration of a renowned social campaigner....
Unearthing Windermere’s hidden industrial heritage
Volunteers are invited to step back in time on two archaeology-themed projects which aim to unearth Windermere’s secret industrial history. The Reflec...
Join up to help conservation of Derwenwater
The Heritage Lottery-funded Derwentwater Foreshore Project is launching a programme of monthly practical conservation task days starting from the Thea...
Ennerdale residents say "No" to nuclear waste under Cumbria & the Lake District
At a public meeting held in Ennerdale heard how nuclear waste could be stored under the Lake District National Park. Around 160 local residents heard new details about the plans for a Geological...
Wordsworth House to be protected by latest biotechnology
An ancient property that was once home to the poet William Wordsworth is to be preserved for posterity thanks to the latest technology. Allan Banks in Grasmere is currently being renovated by the...
Wordsworth’s garden to be transformed into Winter wonderland
Plans are being made to create a magical Winter wonderland at the former home of William Wordsworth in Grasmere. The National Trust is holding a host of events to bring a little seasonal cheer to...
Windermere Fell Care Day a huge success - from fell top to bottom of the lake
Friends of the Lake District’s mass volunteering event ‘Windermere Fell Care Day’ (Thursday 25 October) saw 150 volunteers, 90 school children and 27 organisations give the equivalent of 125 days...