BBC News reported recently on the record of over 3,000 days spent by volunteers maintaining upland paths in the Lake District last year.

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.

Read all about the work of our Rangers and Volunteers in our latest Newsletter for Winter 2024

Every donation to Fix the Fells will be doubled during the Big Give Christmas Challenge

We started the second half of the year by celebrating the successful completion of delivery of our European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supported project. Over five years, ERDF invested £1.5m in Fix the Fells, which supported the improvement of 30km of paths, across 70 routes within the Lake District National Park….

BBC News recently reported on how Fix the Fells is attracting new sources of funding after the European Regional Development Fund came to an end.

This year Fix the Fells carries on doing what it does the best; repairing upland erosion and maintaining paths across the fells of the Lake District, so that the beautiful and fragile upland habitats are conserved and protected for a sustainable, healthy future. However, 2023 also brings some changes….

Fix the Fells is playing a vital role in conservation in the Lake District uplands, according to a new report by independent consultants.

Read all about the work of our Rangers and Volunteers in our latest Newsletters for Winter 2022/23