Conservation Charity Awards Hedgerow Grants
The Lake District Foundation, the local organisation helping look after nature and culture in the Lake District and Cumbria, have awarded grants from the Real Hedge Fund Campaign, part of their latest fundraising initiative. The successful projects have been awarded between £500 – £2,300 from a new fund launched last April by the Lake District Foundation and partners for the protection and creation of native hedgerows […]
New luxury Lakes food delivery service launches with LDF as charity partner
A couple from the Lake District are championing the region’s artisan producers with the launch of a new luxury food box delivery service. £1 from each box sold is shared equally between the Lake District Foundation and Growing Well charity. Imogen Royall and Matt Kenyon, of Bowness in Windermere, have launched Dine in the Lakes, […]
Care, live, visit. Our shared plan for the Lake District.
Is the Lake District somewhere you dream of visiting, somewhere you live and work, or somewhere that matters to you? We want to share our new five year plan for the Lake District National Park from the words of 25 organisations. Here’s what it’s all about: National Park Partnership Plan We would like to hear […]
The Lake District (or anywhere!) Well-being Wish List
Nature is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 and research shows that it is not just being in nature but how we interact with nature that counts. During Mental Health Awareness Week, the Mental Health Foundation are inviting you to do three things: Experience nature: take time to recognise and grow your connection with […]
Conservation Charity Awards Grants to Cumbria Projects
The Lake District Foundation, the local organisation helping look after nature and culture in the Lake District and Cumbria, have awarded grants to 13 projects across Cumbria, part of their latest grant funding initiative. The successful projects have each been awarded between £250 – £500 from the small grants fund which was launched earlier this year. The funding call attracted a lot of interest, but the Lake District Foundation focused on projects that shared the charity’s goal; that […]
Grants awarded to local projects
Read about the latest environmental projects we are supporting. We deliver funds for community initiatives that look after the Lake District. Long Marton Primary School (Real Hedge Fund – February 2023) The Lake District Foundation is supporting five organisations with funding to plant new hedges and trees. We have allocated £10k through our Real Hedge […]
Local Charity To Participate In National Green Match Fund Initiative
Local sustainability and conservation charity the Lake Distinction Foundation (LDF) has been selected by the Big Give to take part in the Green Match Fund Campaign, helping the charity to achieve it’s target of raising £10,000 by matching a proportion of donations. The Big Give brings charities, philanthropists and the public together to multiply their impact. The Green Match Fund is […]
Greener Boating Campaign Launches
Local sustainability and conservation charity the Lake Distinction Foundation (LDF) launched a “Greener Boating” campaign this week which aims to give boaters clear and practical advice on how they can play their part in keeping our lakes and rivers clean and safe. As the Lake District welcomes visitors back this week, LDF want to make sure people have the information needed to help keep this place special. As well as information on their website, the LDF has produced an informative poster that covers the […]
Support the Green Match Fund Campaign
What is it? The Green Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities which are working on environmental issues as part of their core mission. All public donations made to participating charities via theBigGive.org.uk during the week of the campaign (22-29 April) will be matched up to a specific amount. Match funding is being provided by […]
Red Squirrel Campaign Success in Cumbria
In September 2019, the Lake District Foundation launched a campaign to raise funds to support Red Squirrel Conservation in Cumbria which has now raised over £14,000, in spite of the fundraising challenges the global Covid-19 pandemic presented. Cumbria is one of the best places to see Red Squirrels but research shows that the most serious threat to the survival of the red […]
