Starting in April this year, Friends of the Lake District is sponsoring Patrick Gaffney, a ranger in the North Fix the Fells team. In return for supporting the role, Patrick will be supplying Friends of the Lake District with Fix the Fells content for their social media platforms and taking part in activities such as the annual Fell Care Day.
Fixing the Lake District Fells
The Lake District is perhaps Britain’s best-loved landscape. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site – a place worth protecting. But erosion from people, coupled with severe weather events and climate change, is causing ugly scars and environmental damage in the fragile mountains. Fix the Fells tackles this erosion problem by repairing and maintaining 344 upland paths, covering 410 miles (661 km), helping to keep the Lake District a special place for us and for future generations.
If you love the Lake District, please help us to Fix the Fells.
We rely on your generous donations.
Make a donation and be a part of the solution. 100% of your donation goes towards fixing the Lake District fells.
The People Fixing the Fells
Rangers
Four teams of highly skilled National Trust rangers work on the fells in all weathers. Our rangers are highly skilled and lead teams building sustainable paths and recreating a natural landscape.
Volunteers
Volunteers are a key part of Fix the Fells. We have around 100 volunteers who come from Cumbria and beyond, with one thing in common; they all love the Lake District fells!
Visitors
Thank you to everyone who visits the Lake District and supports our work. If you would like to make a donation and help be a part of the important work we are doing, then please visit our donation page.
What we do
Repairing and maintaining our ancient network of mountain paths, many of which have been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Despite their age, these paths need help.
Watch Fix the Fells in Action
Our Latest Fell Fixing News
Fix the Fells and Countryside Jobs promote Volunteers’ Week
Fix the Fells Programme Manager Isabel Berry talks to Countryside Jobs about the benefits of volunteering, for Volunteers’ Week 2025
Record Year for Volunteers in the News
BBC News reported recently on the record of over 3,000 days spent by volunteers maintaining upland paths in the Lake District last year.
Fix the Fells repairs three iconic Lakeland routes
This winter saw the completion of three footpath repairs up to Glenridding Dodd, Gowbarrow Fell and Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District National Park which will benefit both visitors and nature.
