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Looking after the Lake District for everyone

The Lake District is a special place for residents and visitors to enjoy and care for. Here we give you more information on ways to enjoy and look after the Lake District and about how we look after this iconic landscape.

Our communities

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Working with local communities

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Volunteering

Group of people walking on a path with blue skies and a tarn in the background, on a Lake District National Park Guided Walk.

Local Access Forum

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Economy and employment

Looking after our visitors

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Visitor engagement and management

Working with visitors to encourage everyone to care for the Lake District

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Sustainable tourism

Tourism in the Lake District and how we are working with visitors, residents and businesses to develop quality low-impact visiting.

Rights of way and access

All about the Lake District's rights of way network and how we manage it.

Find out more about our policies and plans

Read more about how the Lake District is managed in our policies and plans.

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Access and recreation strategy

Our vision is for a well-connected access network, fit for purpose in our 21st century with high quality infrastructure, facilities and services which meet the needs of all residents and visitors.

Access and recreation strategy

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Smarter travel vision

Our vision is to create a place where more people choose to walk, cycle, travel by boat, rail or bus as the best way to discover the spectacular landscape.

Smarter travel

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Active travel

Includes a link to our Active Travel Network Plan which sets out priorities for developing new opportunities for walking, wheeling and cycling.

Active travel

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The Lake District National Park Partnership Management Plan

The national park works with many partners to look after the Lake District.

Partnership Plan