Welcome to the Annual Report 2023-24 for the Lake District Partnership.
In this section you can learn about our most recent Annual Report for the Lake District National Park Partnership, hear from our Chair Celia, and in the pages below you can find out more about our work on: Climate Action; Farming, Forestry, Nature Recovery and Climate Change; A Lake District for Everyone; Sustainable Travel and Transport; Vibrant Communities and a Prosperous Economy and the English Lake District World Heritage Site.
The Annual Report Key Outcome pages highlight some recent successes and developments, whereas the Appendix sets out a full statement on our progress on Plan delivery.
View the Annual Report on a page, a summary of some of the headlines from last year. (PDF, 1.13MB)
"This first year as Chair has emphasised the importance of all of us sharing the progress we are making, of the impact the Partnership is together having to benefit the Lake District itself in a host of ways. The Partnership Annual Report is one of the ways that we do this, and it is my privilege to introduce our second Annual Report that sets out our achievements in 2023-24." (Celia Caulcott, Chair, Lake District National Park Partnership)
Urgent actions to reduce carbon emissions are required and the Lake District must play its part. Impacts of climate change are evident and will impact all aspects of the Park. What we are trying to achieve is set out in the Partnership Plan: Climate Action
The Park faces big change with the Agriculture Act 2020 and government ambitions on its 25 Year Environment Plan. Our farming traditions, natural environment and climate are in crisis. Recovering drives the objectives of this plan. Future of Farming and Nature Recovery
National Parks contain beautiful, dramatic countryside. The government’s 2019 Landscapes Review highlights that these places are national assets and available for everyone to enjoy and support their wellbeing. What we are trying to achieve: A Lake District for Everyone
The challenge for the Lake District is to be a place where everyone, regardless of wealth or ability, is able to access the Park sustainably. Low carbon travel needs to be the obvious, attractive choice. Sustainable Travel
As well as building on a strong visitor economy, we need to enable a diverse range of opportunities, capitalising on Cumbria’s attractiveness as a place to live and work. Across Cumbria there is an urgent need to attract and retain young people to visit, live and work. Vibrant Communities and Prosperous Economy
The English Lake District became a World Heritage Site in 2017 under UNESCO’s Cultural Landscape category, it is globally important for ‘the combined works of nature and of man’. The three themes which sum up why the Lake District is so important are all interlinked and helped shape it in terms of land use and protection. Lake District World Heritage Site
This section is the appendix of the Lake District Partnership Plan.
