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Blog: Farming and Heritage

green 13 valleys roundel with QR code on post in the Lake District

The 13 Valleys Trail - celebrating what makes the Lake District special

Farmer smiling

Urgent repairs to a traditional barn

Tents in the field at Grasmere Fell Gather

A busy summer for our Farming Officers

Herdwicks. Credit David Stephenson

Safeguarding the Iconic Herdwick Sheep: A Definitive Gene Bank

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The West Lakes Community Interest Company

Fish house after the project

Saving a centuries old Fish House in the Rusland Valley

Charlotte and Jeremy

Reinstating rare shard fencing, in the upper Lickle Valley

Judges at Keswick Tup Fair

A rainy visit to Keswick Tup Fair

Grandma, mum and two toddlers and a baby in a pram walking by a train smiling

A warm welcome to the Lake District World Heritage Site

Girl cycling on a bike

Hop onto easier ways to travel in the World Heritage Site

Eamont way sign

The Eamont Way and Fabi’s Fabulous Milk

Gowbarrow Hall Farm

Breathing new life into a Georgian bank barn and creating a new income stream

Grey and white Herdwick sheep running in a line past a stone barn in eth Lake District with surrounding hills

Looking after nature recovery and farming in a protected landscape

Official opening of Keswick to Threlkeld in the snow with a banner, snow, National Park staff and public

Communities in a World Heritage Site

A herd of sheep with a farmer in the middle in a field

It's tupping season for sheep farmers

Jasmine and Eliza farming officers

August Adventures: Exploring Lake District's Agricultural Shows

Farmers in a sheep pen holding on to their livestock ready to be judged

Baa-riliant family fun at a farming show

A more accessible trail at Low Sizergh Farm

Mini bus pictured in front of Wast Water

Sustainable Transport within the WHS

wescoe farm

Restoring a traditional barn at Wescoe Farm

Danny Teasdale

Wildlife corridors from Ullswater Community Interest Company

Farming with Nature at Rosgill

Curlew Recovery South Lakes

The Crosby Cake Cupboard

World Heritage Day 2023

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Farming in Protected Landscapes Project (FiPL) Finsthwaite Farm

Cows in a field

Farming in Protected Landscapes - Old Stoddah Farm

farmers and animals standing in a field

Farming in Protected Landscapes - Smithy Garth Farm

Herdwick Sheep on the Fellside

Farming in Protected Landscapes - Town Head Farm

cows in a field

Farming in protected landscapes- Kirkbarrow Farm

Woman standing in front of cows in a field

Farming in Protected Landscapes Rawfoot Farm

Sheep on a Lake District hill farm with high fells on the horizon

Lake District Tweed from Nibthwaite Grange Farm

Hall Farm, Rusland

A packhorse bridge over a river.

National Recognition for Lake District Heritage Sites

The mobile satellite at Eskdale Show

Helping to secure the long-term viability of important, local agricultural shows

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Fifth anniversary of the English Lake District‘s inscription as a UNESCO Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site (WHS).

How traditional barns can help the Lake District reach net zero

Lake District world heritage main image

What is hefting?

World Heritage blog post

Welcoming HRH Prince Charles to the World Heritage celebrations

Farming show v2

Supporting farming communities’ cultural heritage

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Peter Sidwell cooks up support for World Heritage bid

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The Lake District's World Heritage Bid