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Business Name, Town Total Project Value Grant Awarded Project Start Date Project End Date Project Description
Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£57,110.00

Grant Awarded

£57,110.00

Project Start Date

10/04/2024

Project End Date

24/02/2025

Project Description

CEVAS training sessions for farmers within the Lake District National Park and funding for educational school visits and transport.essions for farmers within the Lake District National Park and funding for educational school visits and transport.

Business Name, Town

West Cumbria Rivers Trust

Total Project Value

£143,140.30

Grant Awarded

£133,276.30

Project Start Date

11/09/2023

Project End Date

31/01/2025

Project Description

A series of farmer meetings, carbon audites and habitat condition surveys to support farmers during the agricultural transition.

Business Name, Town

R Wilkinson & R Tennant, Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere

Total Project Value

£18,009.84

Grant Awarded

£9,953.59

Project Start Date

14/06/2024

Project End Date

13/03/2025

Project Description

Improving facilities at Gatesgarth for campers and general public and creating riparian buffer strips.

Business Name, Town

Cragg House Farm

Total Project Value

£7,923.15

Grant Awarded

£7,848.16

Project Start Date

10/04/2024

Project End Date

28/02/25

Project Description

Resources for educational workshops and 12 x Free School visits

Business Name, Town

Lake District Foundation, Kendal

Total Project Value

£18,435.89

Grant Awarded

£9,998.39

Project Start Date

30/04/2024

Project End Date

28/05/2024

Project Description

Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 1, to involve farmers in activities aimed at improving water quality in the Windermere catchment.

Business Name, Town

Jamie and Elizabeth Chaplin-Brice, Yew Tree Farm

Total Project Value

£34,319.20

Grant Awarded

£19,991.52

Project Start Date

11/12/2023

Project End Date

31/12/2024

Project Description

Sawmill upgrade to increase timber length capacity.

Business Name, Town

A E Cornthwaite trading as Ashness Farm, Borrowdale

Total Project Value

£4,528.00

Grant Awarded

£4,528.00

Project Start Date

20/11/2024

Project End Date

26/03/2025

Project Description

Install 12 educational signs and a handwashing station to support school visits

Business Name, Town

Greenclose Farm Partnership, Penrith

Total Project Value

£9,975.50

Grant Awarded

£7,980.40

Project Start Date

10/05/2024

Project End Date

31/12/2024

Project Description

Custom livestock watering system established at Greenclose Farm to support stock management as part of regenerative farming techniques.

Business Name, Town

West Lakeland Farmer Led Nature Recovery C.I.C.

Total Project Value

£85,491.38

Grant Awarded

£85,491.38

Project Start Date

27/02/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Farmer-led agricultural hub

Business Name, Town

Yew Tree Farm, Coniston

Total Project Value

£15,908.01

Grant Awarded

£12,726.41

Project Start Date

24/07/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Improvements to education and access facilities for visitors at Yew Tree Farm.

Business Name, Town

Town End Farm

Total Project Value

£18,929.58

Grant Awarded

£14,292.30

Project Start Date

17/07/2024

Project End Date

31/01/2025

Project Description

Creation and management of wetland habitat

Business Name, Town

Federation of Cumbria Commoners, Carlisle

Total Project Value

£86,510.00

Grant Awarded

£76,975.00

Project Start Date

16/08/2022

Project End Date

3/31/2026

Project Description

Updating the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide, a 200 year old record of Lakeland fell flocks and an important cultural asset, with accompanying research into changes to hill farming since the last Guide was published in 2005.

Business Name, Town

Curlew Recovery South Lakes

Total Project Value

£13,762.11

Grant Awarded

£13,762.11

Project Start Date

1/29/2025

Project End Date

2/27/2025

Project Description

Thermal drone acquired to support Curlew Recovery Society  with nest detection and curlew brood monitoring.

Business Name, Town

Lindreth Brow

Total Project Value

£9,857.56

Grant Awarded

£9,857.56

Project Start Date

11/09/2023

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Habitat Restoration

Business Name, Town

Spring Hag Wood, Burneside

Total Project Value

£1,268.00

Grant Awarded

£1,014.40

Project Start Date

20/02/2025

Project End Date

25/03/2025

Project Description

Rejuvenation of woodlands and purchasing of equipment for volunteer groups.

Business Name, Town

Gowbarrow Hall, Ullswater

Total Project Value

£24,220.00

Grant Awarded

£20,583.74

Project Start Date

11/06/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Support for traditional leather production using local materials in the Lake District.

Business Name, Town

Racy Ghyll Farm, Matterdale

Total Project Value

£2,972.46

Grant Awarded

£2,617.78

Project Start Date

22/07/2024

Project End Date

19/08/2024

Project Description

Educational project focused on soil health testing and sustainable grazing practices.

Business Name, Town

M and G M Fox, Crosbythwaite

Total Project Value

£13,177.22

Grant Awarded

£5,797.98

Project Start Date

17/12/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Sheep pen restoration and Snack Shed business expansion

Business Name, Town

Hollows Farm, Borrowdale

Total Project Value

£9,559.60

Grant Awarded

£7,859.60

Project Start Date

29/08/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Educational website created for Hollows Farm, linking to an interactive map that connects to QR codes on information boards located on access routes around the farm.

Business Name, Town

C&S Dickinson, Bandrake Head

Total Project Value

£4,940.00

Grant Awarded

£4,940.00

Project Start Date

12/12/2024

Project End Date

30/03/2025

Project Description

Second round of dry stone walling and coppicing training courses for young farmers.

Business Name, Town

West Lakeland Farmer Led Nature Recovery C.I.C.

Total Project Value

£21,188.55

Grant Awarded

£21,583.38

Project Start Date

12/12/2024

Project End Date

30/03/2025

Project Description

Establishment of a local tree repository for community planting and landscape restoration.

Business Name, Town

Espford Farm, Crosthwaite

Total Project Value

£10,801.47

Grant Awarded

£10,036.83

Project Start Date

08/08/2024

Project End Date

26/03/2025

Project Description

Development of a sustainable damson orchard and lavender crop as part of a second pilot project in Westmorland.

Business Name, Town

The Country Trust, Chelmsford

Total Project Value

£8,123.10

Grant Awarded

£8,123.29

Project Start Date

10/07/2024

Project End Date

07/08/2024

Project Description

Provision of residential nature-based experiences for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Business Name, Town

Foulsyke Farm

Total Project Value

£9,120.00

Grant Awarded

£7,700.00

Project Start Date

18/09/2024

Project End Date

31/01/2025

Project Description

Restore a historic pond as part of a larger wetland enhancement plan

Business Name, Town

The Natural Charcoal Company

Total Project Value

£39,779.11

Grant Awarded

£21,461.44

Project Start Date

12/12/2023

Project End Date

6/9/2024

Project Description

Installation of an off-grid solar power system, charcoal kiln, sawmill and compost toilets.

Business Name, Town

C.J. Fearon, Nook Farm, Borrowdale

Total Project Value

£2,265.00

Grant Awarded

£1,812.00

Project Start Date

26/07/2024

Project End Date

17/10/2024

Project Description

Implementation of managed grazing with no-fence collars to enhance biodiversity and soil health at Buttermere Fells.

Business Name, Town

Melbreak Curlew Recovery (MCR)

Total Project Value

£9,999.93

Grant Awarded

£9,999.93

Project Start Date

18/12/2024

Project End Date

15/03/2025

Project Description

Procurement of additional monitoring and management equipment for environmental projects.

Business Name, Town

Ozawa Wildlife

Total Project Value

£30,902.36

Grant Awarded

£30,899.78

Project Start Date

10/04/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Establishment of a volunteer project to monitor peatland restoration, training of contractors in peatland restoration techniques.

Business Name, Town

Abbots Reading

Total Project Value

£5,940.00

Grant Awarded

£2,792.00

Project Start Date

01/07/2024

Project End Date

30/09/2024

Project Description

Acquisition of a trailer for a utility vehicle to facilitate educational visits and web content development.

Business Name, Town

R L

Total Project Value

£2,950.00

Grant Awarded

£2,950.00

Project Start Date

30/05/2023

Project End Date

30/06/2024

Project Description

Enabling Evaluation of Environmental Improvements Resulting from a Journey to Net Zero.

Business Name, Town

K G & L M Park

Total Project Value

£138,401.50

Grant Awarded

£138,401.50

Project Start Date

8/14/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Traditional building emergency works

Business Name, Town

Honeywell Meats Ltd

Total Project Value

£54,277.80

Grant Awarded

£25,123.40

Project Start Date

23/07/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Firewood processing machinery and the creation of a public footpath.

Business Name, Town

Hutton

Total Project Value

£16,097.33

Grant Awarded

£7,948.40

Project Start Date

03/08/2023

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Infrastructural improvements and habitat creation at Hutton Land.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority, Kendal

Total Project Value

£41,180.00

Grant Awarded

£41,180.00

Project Start Date

05/09/2023

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Developing and supporting new farmer cluster groups in the Lake District National Park.

Business Name, Town

Sockbridge and Tirril Parshi Council

Total Project Value

£5,257.80

Grant Awarded

£5,257.80

Project Start Date

03/01/2024

Project End Date

30/11/2024

Project Description

Improvements to a circular community walk near Sockbridge to enhance accessibility and experience.

Business Name, Town

P & M.R. Carruthers, Rawfoot Farm, Bampton

Total Project Value

£8,315.00

Grant Awarded

£6,802.00

Project Start Date

31/05/2023

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Implementation of regenerative farming practices focused on soil health and net zero ambitions.

Business Name, Town

C&S Dickinson, Bandrake Head

Total Project Value

£6,132.83

Grant Awarded

£9,107.39

Project Start Date

08/04/2024

Project End Date

5/9/2024

Project Description

Restoration of species-rich grasslands in partnership with Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

Business Name, Town

Lynster Farmers Group, Lyth Valley

Total Project Value

£11,130.00

Grant Awarded

£9,905.70

Project Start Date

08/12/2023

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Setting up a CIC to support farmers in Lyth and Winster for nature recovery

Business Name, Town

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

Total Project Value

£4,895.00

Grant Awarded

£4,895.00

Project Start Date

21/08/2024

Project End Date

30/11/2024

Project Description

Feasibility study proposed for a new footbridge crossing at Whillan Deck, Dalegarth Station.

Business Name, Town

Nibthwaite Grange Farm, Coniston

Total Project Value

£145,134.23

Grant Awarded

£58,053.69

Project Start Date

26/07/2023

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Lake District Tweed: Phase 3

Business Name, Town

Claybottom Farm, Cauldbeck

Total Project Value

£8,711.95

Grant Awarded

£8,711.95

Project Start Date

07/03/2024

Project End Date

24/03/2025

Project Description

Repair of traditional barn doors, and restoration of species rich meadows.

Business Name, Town

The Dorothy Redman Discretionary Trust, Rusland

Total Project Value

£8,731.52

Grant Awarded

£7,983.59

Project Start Date

08/01/2024

Project End Date

13/11/2024

Project Description

Restoration of Fish House and installation of restoration board

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£56,603.90

Grant Awarded

£39,864.42

Project Start Date

25/07/2024

Project End Date

22/08/2024

Project Description

Caldbeck Commons HLS exclosure project

Business Name, Town

Lowther Farming Partnership

Total Project Value

£44,290.00

Grant Awarded

£35,544.00

Project Start Date

1/1/2024

Project End Date

1/3/2025

Project Description

140 no fence collars and demonstration day

Business Name, Town

GE & MG Dixon, Sawrey

Total Project Value

£6,551.75

Grant Awarded

£5,241.40

Project Start Date

07/02/2024

Project End Date

9/9/2025

Project Description

Establishment of on-farm educational experiences linked to visitor tours at Hill Top.

Business Name, Town

Ullswater Catchment Management CIC

Total Project Value

£29,087.96

Grant Awarded

£29,087.96

Project Start Date

27/03/2024

Project End Date

24/04/2024

Project Description

Research and monitoring of curlew presence in Matterdale

Business Name, Town

Jackson Ground

Total Project Value

£1,754.50

Grant Awarded

£1,754.50

Project Start Date

01/07/2024

Project End Date

29/07/2024

Project Description

Installation of two timber bunds to support peatland restoration and water management.

Business Name, Town

Swinside Farm

Total Project Value

£8,436.00

Grant Awarded

£6,396.00

Project Start Date

7/6/2024

Project End Date

1/12/2024

Project Description

Installation of a traditional stone plinth interpretation board to highlight the historic stone circle.

Business Name, Town

D C Thompson, Bampton

Total Project Value

£10,750.00

Grant Awarded

£8,600.00

Project Start Date

24/05/2024

Project End Date

25/07/2024

Project Description

Farmer-led collaboration to purchase a post knocker.

Business Name, Town

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ltd, Carlisle

Total Project Value

£124,806.00

Grant Awarded

£52,418.52

Project Start Date

27/03/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Establishment of a skills development service focused on land management and nature conservation in Cumbria.

Business Name, Town

The Horned Beef Company Ltd

Total Project Value

£6,944.00

Grant Awarded

£6,184.00

Project Start Date

08/03/2024

Project End Date

30/04/2024

Project Description

Installation of livestock watering points to support grazing management on the species-rich limestone grasslands of Sizergh Fell.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£27,973.15

Grant Awarded

£27,973.15

Project Start Date

11/06/2024

Project End Date

31/10/2024

Project Description

Upgrading of an existing path to establish a bridleway connection between Setmabanning Farm and Newsham Road.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£90,277.60

Grant Awarded

£79,498.00

Project Start Date

14/06/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2024

Project Description

Restoration of shard fencing in Hawkshead and training for the LDNPA Field Team and National Trust staff.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£39,608.28

Grant Awarded

£39,608.28

Project Start Date

19/07/2024

Project End Date

19/08/2024

Project Description

Creation of a new upgraded 112m Boardwalk at Scarness to enhance public access and safety.

Business Name, Town

National Trust

Total Project Value

£9,678.00

Grant Awarded

£9,056.23

Project Start Date

08/03/2024

Project End Date

03/05/2024

Project Description

Acquisition of two thermal drones to support deer population surveys and ecological monitoring across the National Park.

Business Name, Town

Collinfield

Total Project Value

£9,949.16

Grant Awarded

£9,949.16

Project Start Date

01/08/2024

Project End Date

31/08/2024

Project Description

Restoration of traditional bee boles in stone walls, revitalisation of an ancient orchard, and ecological survey of yellow ant hill grassland habitats.

Business Name, Town

Hall Farm, Rusland

Total Project Value

£12,590.50

Grant Awarded

£8,890.55

Project Start Date

10/6/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Implementation of a rotational grazing system to support sustainable pasture management and soil health.

Business Name, Town

Old Hall Farm

Total Project Value

£63,232.99

Grant Awarded

£63,232.99

Project Start Date

08/04/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Conservation works carried out on a historic farm building to preserve its structure and heritage value.

Business Name, Town

Ullswater Association

Total Project Value

£5,272.00

Grant Awarded

£5,272.00

Project Start Date

21/03/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Promoting people and place through meaningful and responsible tourism in the Ullswater Valley

Business Name, Town

Lake District Foundation, Kendal

Total Project Value

£84,875.24

Grant Awarded

£77,081.24

Project Start Date

6/7/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 2, to engage farmers in catchment scale soil testing and nutrient planning to better understand water quality in the Windermere catchment.

Business Name, Town

A Robinson, Staveley

Total Project Value

£16,500.00

Grant Awarded

£15,840.00

Project Start Date

28/11/2024

Project End Date

13/01/2025

Project Description

Procurement of a lime spreader to support soil health improvement under the Kentmere Carbon initiative.

Business Name, Town

T/A John Graham

Total Project Value

£8,930.00

Grant Awarded

£7,144.00

Project Start Date

23/05/2024

Project End Date

30/05/2024

Project Description

Repair of the historic barn floor at Grade II-listed Whasdyke Farm in Windermere.

Business Name, Town

Lynster Farmers Group (LFG), Lyth Valley

Total Project Value

£9,149.35

Grant Awarded

£9,149.35

Project Start Date

19/02/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Aquatic survey of River Winster and development and piloting of Habitat Improvement Plan template.

Business Name, Town

Pasture for Life

Total Project Value

£63,744.81

Grant Awarded

£60,344.81

Project Start Date

04/04/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes (Lake District) focusing on regenerative farming methods.

Business Name, Town

Nibthwaite Grange Farm, Coniston

Total Project Value

£47,250.00

Grant Awarded

£37,800.00

Project Start Date

07/06/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Equipment and training to create British wool knitwear working directly with farmers who want to add value to their wool through diversification initiatives.

Business Name, Town

D A Murray

Total Project Value

£11,025.00

Grant Awarded

£8,820.00

Project Start Date

26/07/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Development of a wildness index for native equine breeds across 158 herds within and around ten English National Parks.

Business Name, Town

Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association Ltd

Total Project Value

£27,695.25

Grant Awarded

£27,695.25

Project Start Date

06/06/2024

Project End Date

26/02/2025

Project Description

Establishment of a genetic resource bank to conserve Herdwick sheep breed diversity.

Business Name, Town

Foundation for Common Land in collaboration with Kinniside Graziers

Total Project Value

£6,895.20

Grant Awarded

£4,963.00

Project Start Date

22/07/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Delivery of soil carbon monitoring activities and training for commoners and farmers and soil sampling at strategic locations on commons, so they can build up data on the current carbon stock and the current soil health across the common.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£2,144.93

Grant Awarded

£2,144.93

Project Start Date

10/06/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Organisation of a demonstration day linked to project FiPL30158, showcasing the benefits of bracken management.

Business Name, Town

Cragg House Farm

Total Project Value

£9,855.44

Grant Awarded

£9,855.44

Project Start Date

11/06/2024

Project End Date

1/10/2024

Project Description

Installation of toilet and handwashing facilities to support educational access visits.

Business Name, Town

The Farmer Network LTD, Penrith

Total Project Value

£2,247.27

Grant Awarded

£2,250.20

Project Start Date

22/07/2024

Project End Date

8/31/2024

Project Description

Organisation of ‘Fell Gather’ – a farming and UNESCO heritage showcase event at Grasmere Sports.

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£31,600.00

Grant Awarded

£31,600.00

Project Start Date

06/09/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Improving access on Rusland Moss

Business Name, Town

Messrs Chaplin, Finsthwaite

Total Project Value

£2,650.00

Grant Awarded

£1,060.00

Project Start Date

11/11/2024

Project End Date

12/3/2025

Project Description

Tractor-mounted flail machine to improve bracken control on her Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship fell.

Business Name, Town

Park House, Wigton

Total Project Value

£14,587.80

Grant Awarded

£9,377.98

Project Start Date

23/09/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Improving educational facilities on-farm to help deliver farm to fork education visits to Cumbria’s only 100% pasture fed dairy herd.

Business Name, Town

TM Lindsay ltd

Total Project Value

£7,096.00

Grant Awarded

£2,838.40

Project Start Date

18/09/2024

Project End Date

31/10/2024

Project Description

Regenerative grazing and soil repair using mechanical intervention

Business Name, Town

Racy Ghyll Farm, Matterdale

Total Project Value

£3,925.00

Grant Awarded

£3,140.00

Project Start Date

21/10/2024

Project End Date

25/11/2024

Project Description

Purchase of a shared weed wiper in the Ullswater catchment as an aid to regenerative grazing and soil repair.

Business Name, Town

Beck House Farm, Grayrigg

Total Project Value

£16,463.94

Grant Awarded

£9,999.65

Project Start Date

22/10/2024

Project End Date

19/11/2024

Project Description

Creation of a community kitchen and meeting space for school groups, volunteer groups, other community groups and environmental organisations for land-based activities and rural learning opportunities.

Business Name, Town

Treescapes Consultancy Ltd

Total Project Value

£8,690.00

Grant Awarded

£8,690.00

Project Start Date

18/12/2024

Project End Date

30/01/2025

Project Description

Woodland opportunity mapping for wood pasture in the Lake District

Business Name, Town

Ashlack Hall

Total Project Value

£40,245.00

Grant Awarded

£32,196.02

Project Start Date

16/12/2024

Project End Date

28/02/2025

Project Description

Acquisition of a bracken cutter to support vegetation management and habitat restoration.

Business Name, Town

R L

Total Project Value

£6,477.40

Grant Awarded

£6,477.40

Project Start Date

17/01/2025

Project End Date

30/03/2025

Project Description

Execution of peatland restoration activities through rewetting, drain blocking, and in-filling operations.

Business Name, Town

Green-up Borrowdale Community Group – applicant Pete Barron, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale

Total Project Value

£2,210.34

Grant Awarded

£2,210.34

Project Start Date

17/12/2024

Project End Date

30/01/2025

Project Description

Propagation of genetically pure Wild Apple (Malus sylvestris) in Upper Borrowdale

Business Name, Town

EM Standing, Witherslack

Total Project Value

£4,635.69

Grant Awarded

£4,635.69

Project Start Date

17/12/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Hosting educational visits for schools, nurseries, and community groups during lambing season

Business Name, Town

Park House, Wigton

Total Project Value

£53,400.00

Grant Awarded

£42,720.00

Project Start Date

29/01/2025

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Creation of classroom and learning area for school visits and regenerative farming courses.

Business Name, Town

C P Earthworks

Total Project Value

£5,100.00

Grant Awarded

£2,040.00

Project Start Date

19/12/2024

Project End Date

15/03/2025

Project Description

Purchasing of wide tracks to aid Peatland Restoration work.

Business Name, Town

Lake District Foundation, Kendal

Total Project Value

£4,550.71

Grant Awarded

£4,550.71

Project Start Date

20/02/2025

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Farmer engagement and workshops under Love Windermere – Phase 3, to deliver a workshop and follow up work to identify options for funding nature-based solutions and resilience to climate change, specifically flooding and soil erosion.

Business Name, Town

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust

Total Project Value

£9,688.90

Grant Awarded

£4,844.45

Project Start Date

07/03/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Trial project to apply acoustic monitoring methods for the conservation of natterjack toads.

Business Name, Town

Derwent Commoners

Total Project Value

£9,889.00

Grant Awarded

£9,889.00

Project Start Date

14/03/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Derwent Commoners collaborating to purchase a mobile dipping tub

Business Name, Town

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 

Total Project Value

£29,133.66

Grant Awarded

£9,999.00

Project Start Date

3/21/2025

Project End Date

3/25/2025

Project Description

Purchase of high-resolution drone with thermal camera and LiDAR sensor for deer monitoring

Business Name, Town

Beck House Farm, Grayrigg

Total Project Value

£6,753.13

Grant Awarded

£5,402.50

Project Start Date

21/03/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Phase 2 – purchase equipment to improve visits to Beck House Farm

Business Name, Town

Mr K C Smith, Lyth Valley

Total Project Value

£2,772.00

Grant Awarded

£2,217.60

Project Start Date

20/03/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Bale trailer to assist conservation grazing with hardy native cattle in the Lyth Valley

Business Name, Town

Fell Pony Heritage Trust, Tebay

Total Project Value

£7,779.67

Grant Awarded

£7,779.67

Project Start Date

13/08/2024

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Fell Pony Heritage Trust – to provide education and promotion of the Fell Pony on the Cumbrian fells.

Business Name, Town

Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association Limited, Cockermouth

Total Project Value

£3,682.32

Grant Awarded

£3,682.32

Project Start Date

17/03/2025

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Purchase of shared equipment to improve accessibility and modernise the running of farming shows in the Lake District.

Business Name, Town

KBT Consulting, Carlisle

Total Project Value

£15,109.40

Grant Awarded

£15,109.40

Project Start Date

10/01/2025

Project End Date

3/31/2025

Project Description

Carbon audits for farms in Langdale, working with a facilitator to give farms a baseline for their carbon, develop ideas to reach net zero and improve knowledge of carbon sequestration.

Business Name, Town

Curlew Recovery South Lakes

Total Project Value

£140,684.42

Grant Awarded

£140,684.42

Project Start Date

4/11/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Working with farmers to help breeding curlew improve fledging success

Business Name, Town

Henry’s Castle

Total Project Value

£180,271.20

Grant Awarded

£169,454.92

Project Start Date

3/27/2024

Project End Date

3/30/2025

Project Description

Henry’s Castle, Tullithwaite Hall – emergency listing and conservation efforts

Business Name, Town

Lake District National Park Authority

Total Project Value

£12,878.79

Grant Awarded

£7,878.79

Project Start Date

25/04/2024

Project End Date

28/01/2025

Project Description

Green Careers and Skills Day

Business Name, Town

Greenbank Farm

Total Project Value

£266,757.42

Grant Awarded

£250,000.00

Project Start Date

3/27/2024

Project End Date

3/30/2025

Project Description

Stickle Cruck Barn, Greenbank Farm – conservation of Grade II Listed Barn

Business Name, Town

Jackson Ground, Lickle Valley

Total Project Value

£46,230.00

Grant Awarded

£37,161.90

Project Start Date

23/09/2022

Project End Date

29/08/2024

Project Description

Restoration of traditional shard boundaries for stock and land management at Jackson Ground

Business Name, Town

Low netherscales farm, Cockermouth

Total Project Value

£22,193.65

Grant Awarded

£8,877.46

Project Start Date

18/12/2024

Project End Date

31/03/2025

Project Description

Projects to diversify farm business, allow volunteer/public access, and manage flood risk

Business Name, Town

Ullswater Catchment Management CIC

Total Project Value

£22,299.44

Grant Awarded

£22,299.44

Project Start Date

23/07/2024

Project End Date

31/12/2024

Project Description

Lakeshore restoration to protect important SSSI habitat, public footpath and Miles without Stiles route.