Collaborating for Nature Recovery
Leaders from across nature and environmental charities and NGOs, local authorities, and public bodies met on 15 January to take forward plans for a nature-recovery network for Cumbria.
Cumbria Wildlife Sites Project
In 2023 Cumbria Local Nature Partnership brought together partners including Cumberland Council, Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Lake District National Park, Natural England, Yorkshire Dales National Park, and Westmorland & Furness Council to develop a project focussed on Cumbria’s special County Wildlife Sites
The Place Collective: Resonance
Seven circles of seven silver birch trees, set on seven lines radiating from the centre of the Lake District National Park… This is Resonance Cumbria, a living artwork that will help nurture conversations around land use, care, and action.
Nature Roundtable with Josh MacAlister MP and Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Cumbria Local Nature Partnership recently joined partner organisations for a nature roundtable with Josh MacAlister MP and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Baroness Sue Hayman at Rosehill Theatre near Whitehaven.
Skiddaw Forest fundraising appeal meets target in just six weeks
Cumbria Wildlife Trust has reached its £1.25 million fundraising target to secure Skiddaw Forest, following the launch of a major public appeal in early September. It can now complete the purchase of what will be England’s highest nature reserve, including the summit of Skiddaw.
Irish Sea Network – Marine Planning Report
This year, the Irish Sea Network has published a report ‘Ecological Considerations for Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea’.