Friends of the Lake District

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@BigGive It's amazing being part of this! We're nearly at our 20k target to help rejuvenation of temperate rainforest in the Lake District!

£5 MILLION raised in #EarthRaise 🌍💚 With 5 days still to go, thousands of you have already come together to support environmental charities AND every donation is still being doubled at BigGive.org A huge thank you to everyone who’s given their support so far.

There's still time to support our #EarthRaise Big Give #rainforest restoration work and have every £1 matched! Visit: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

We wanted to take a moment to give a big shout out to the amazing #volunteers who are helping with the #rainforest woodland restoration in Rusland. Here's a little video about two of 'em.

Big thanks to the @Team_BMC volunteers and Fix the Fells volunteers who joined us for a 2-day ‘Get Stuck In’ work party on The Band, Langdale! Thanks also #BMC for the donation of gloves which were immediately put to good use!

Visit friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/rainforest-app… to find out more.

Happy #EarthDay! We're so excited to be part of this year's #EarthRaise from #BigGive. We're raising money to help restore temperate rainforest woodland in the Rusland Valley, Lake District - and you can double the difference this week with every pound you donate!

Webinar - Protecting Communities in Protected Landscapes: rethinking housing in National Parks Tuesday 14 April 6pm Sign up here: loom.ly/QWLXUBM #FairerHomes #Webinar #Events #NationalParks

The Friends of the Lake District want fairer housing and stronger communities and would like you to sign their petition. See friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/work/fairerhou… @FriendsofLakes @libdems @LibDems4Housing @ruralgurn @johnmur @wandfcouncil @cumberlandcoun @bandflibdems @euromove @lakedistrictnpa

Something to listen to over the weekend! @BBC_Cumbria Nishma Hindocha interviews Partnership Manager Isabel about our work & volunteers loom.ly/upDU5G4 (starts around 2:22) @NTlakedistrict @lakedistrictnpa @FriendsofLakes @lakesfoundation @NECumbria

Amazing work!

Our rangers gathered stone from #unitedutilities last week, for use on our Helvellyn project starting in April. @NTlakedistrict @lakedistrictnpa @friendsoflakes @lakesfoundation @NECumbria

Hedge Planting on the 25th Feb @ Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club, hot drinks and cake provided! Find out more and book on: loom.ly/E0oMZ6o #volunteer #tree #planting #CPRE #FriendsofLakes #football #free #familyfriendly #kirkbylonsdale #natureconservation #hedge

Find out more and book on: Hedgerows for Healthy Livestock: loom.ly/yw1Rq2Y Hedgerow Management & Surveying Training Day: loom.ly/5J6f8ss #free #training #advice #farming #sfi #funding #survey #hedge #hedgerow #hedgerowheroes #livestock #friendsoflakes #CPRE

A big thank you to everyone who came out to plant with us last Saturday at St. Peter's Church in Askham! Click here to see more volunteer events: friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Pages/Events/ #askham #hedge #events #community #volunteering #planting #gardening #CPRE #friendsoflakes #hedgerowheroes

Fix the Fells volunteers have enjoyed some tasty cakes and bakes while out maintaining path this winter, with massive thanks to #chestersbytheriver of Skelwith Bridge. @NTlakedistrict @lakedistrictnpa @friendsoflakes @lakesfoundation @NECumbria

@FriendsofLakes are running 2 hedgerow events in Cumbria! Places are free but please book: Hedgerows for Healthy Livestock – Tues 24th Feb, Grayrigg: friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/hedgerow… Hedgerow Management & Surveying Day – Fri 6th March, Renwick: friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/hedgerow…

Visit loom.ly/zKpyrnI to see what's available and book on. We'll see you out there! 🙌

Plans for 2026? Come & join us for some volunteering. Fresh air, good company and of course - cake! All in stunning Cumbrian locations in glorious (if sometimes wet) weather. #winterblues #volunteering #opportunities #landscape Photos: George Carr Media

More winter volunteer activity as nearly 40 completed regular maintenance on 5 routes from Grasmere. @NTlakedistrict @lakedistrictnpa @friendsoflakes @lakesfoundation @NECumbria