Lakes Parish Council is doing a consultation on green lanes and now's your chance to have your say. Green lanes are ancient cart tracks, mainly used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders as well as farmers. But many can also be used by recreational motor vehicles such as 4x4s and motocross bikes. The council want to know what you think about green lanes and how they should be used.
Commissioned by Friends of the Lake District, the report 'Who Pays for the Lake District?' by sustainable tourism specialist Dr Davina Stanford, identifies where tourism is creating an “invisible burden” on the Lake District National Park’s landscape, environment and communities, and then looks at…
Local leaders in education, business, farming and wildlife conservation are delighted to announce a Land and Nature Skills Service for Cumbria with major grants from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. The goal is to improve access to learning and…