WHAT'S HAPPENING
Welcome to our events page - take a look below to see what we're up to and how you can get involved. At present most events are taking place online but this will change at some point ... and we're looking forward to a series of walks and talks when this is possible. You can read newsletters from this page, or sign up to receive them directly, and if you're curious about social media feeds, click the icons at the bottom of the page to visit Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Presentation, FSCouncil Blencathra Centre
Presentation to Manchester’s Xaverian College Students at the Field Studies Council Blencathra Centre, with guided walk to the Little Asby Hawthorn.
Landscape Leaders Training day
We'll be joining farmers Sam and Candida Hodgson at Glencoyne Farm, Ullswater, helping out with a training day, facilitated by Friends of the Lake District.
Public Walk to the Little Asby Hawthorn
Join us to walk from Great Asby, over magnificent limestone pavements, to meet the Little Asby Hawthorn.
Tree planting and restoration, Duddon Valley
Joining volunteers and arboreal experts from the Forestry Commission and John Muir Trust caring for woodlands in the Duddon Valley.
i-Porter: Rob’s film on show at The Box, Kendal
In 2014 Rob worked as a porter on the trail to Everest Base Camp, photographing and interviewing other porters along the way. His film i-Porter premiers at The Box, Kendal.
Canopy: Joined up thinking about trees
Delighted to be taking part in a weekend dedicated to creative brainstorming about ways to celebrate trees and get people involved in the development of the new Charter for Trees, Woods and People, with the Woodland Trust. We'll be presenting some of our work to date from The Long View.
Presenting at the Tree Charter Champions Day, Sheffield
A gathering of champions as we share ideas and discuss the Charter - why trees matter, and what we can do to stand up for them.
We're Champions for the campaign for a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People
We're delighted to be Champions for the campaign for a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People, which is being led by the Woodland Trust in partnership with over 70 organisations across the country. Our focus will be The Long View, a two-year project centring on seven remarkably ordinary trees in Cumbria, with walks, school work, and many conversations, our relationship to trees in general and to the environments around us.
5 in 5 : the 555 tour
An unusual way to kick off a new year. A while back we pledged that when we reached 555 followers on Facebook we would jump on the 555 bus and travel through the middle of the Lake District, stopping at five pubs. As it happened the A591 was closed just north of Grasmere, thanks to damage caused during Storm Desmond. Here's what happened. 5, 5 & 5 on the 555