Friends of the Lake District

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
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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

Hedgerows for Healthy Livestock - 24/02/2026 11:30:00 Join us on the 24th of February at Sunny Bank Farm to learn about the health benefits of hedgerows for livestock.

Book your place here! www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/hedger...

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.
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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

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.

Join us for this year's hedge laying competition at Gowbarrow Hall Farm above the beautiful Ullswater lake! It's not too late to sign up to take part - or just come along and watch this amazing rural skill in action. More details: https://loom.ly/A2lmRQk

#hedges #competition #LakeDistrict

Beautiful

In her latest blog, Pauline Blair reports from her farm as she struggles with DEFRA policies and reduced payments affecting traditional farming methods.

Read it here: https://loom.ly/WSTH8KU

#Farming #Commons #LakeDistrict

Discover how special traditional hay meadows are in the @lakedistrictnpa at these talks led by @cumbriawildlife and local farmers, with funding from #FiPL. Talks held in Windermere & Shap. https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events

#FarmingLakes #WildFlowers

Land manager's blog: The delayed Christmas walling workparty at Mazonwath finally happened - complete with mince pies and mulled wine! 🍷also spring event plans, and how to identify trees when they've got no leaves? Not to mention Fiona the loneliest sheep... 🐑
https://loom.ly/gN3jv1c

25th Feb 2026: Hedge Planting at Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club - 25/02/2026 10:00:00 Come along and help plant new native hedgerows at Kirby Lonsdale Football Club. Parking near Devil's Bridge.

Hedge Planting on the 25th Feb @ Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club, hot drinks and cake provided!

Find out more and book on: https://loom.ly/E0oMZ6o

#volunteer #tree #planting #CPRE #FriendsofLakes #football #free #familyfriendly #kirkbylonsdale #natureconservation #hedge

The Lake District National Park Partnership is developing a new five year management plan. You’re invited to have your say on whether you think the objectives for the draft plan are the right priorities.
To take part visit: LakeDistrict.gov.uk/PartnershipConsultation

#LakeDistrict #HaveYourSay

🪓🍃🌳Pro and amateur Hedge layers wanted to show off their skills in our annual Hedge Laying competition on Saturday 21 February, at Gowbarrow Hall Farm, Watermillock. Cash prizes and lunch provided!
Cash prizes and lunch provided! 🥪🍽️🍰

Find out more and book on:
Hedgerows for Healthy Livestock: https://loom.ly/yw1Rq2Y
Hedgerow Management & Surveying Training Day: https://loom.ly/5J6f8ss

#free #training #advice #farming #sfi #funding #survey #hedge #hedgerow #hedgerowheroes #livestock #friendsoflakes #CPRE

Winter woodland management, Scots pine biodiversity, beautiful High Borrowdale and a cute little visitor to our land - all in this week's Land Manager's Diary!

Read it here: https://loom.ly/p9dwrPo

#landscape #volunteering #cumbria #trees