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World Heritage UK’s summer workshop will look at what World Heritage Sites can do for nature. The workshop will be held at the University of Cumbria at Ambleside and presentations will be broadcast digitally too. There will also be the opportunity to undertake excursions into the Lake District, to see how the English Lake District World Heritage Site is managing its OUV and nature harmoniously.
03 Jul 2023
St Kilda is the UK’s only dual/mixed Natural and Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to nearly 1 million seabirds, including the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins. After 4,000 years of human presence on the island, St Kilda was evacuated on 29 August 1930 when the remaining 36 islanders decided to leave as their way of life was no longer sustainable.
02 Jun 2023
World Heritage UK’s summer workshop to be held at Ambleside University of Cumbria campus on 12th - 13th July will look at what World Heritage Sites can do for nature. The workshop will be held at the University of Cumbria at Ambleside and presentations will be broadcast digitally too. There will also be the opportunity to undertake excursions into the Lake District, to see how the English Lake District World Heritage Site is managing its OUV and nature harmoniously. LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE – BOOK EARLY https://worldheritageuk.org/events/world-heritage-sites-nature/
12 May 2023
Come to Brockhole on 18th April to find out more about World Heritage and what communities and others are doing to contribute to mitigate future climate change risks and impacts. How can cultural heritage conservation drive climate action?
04 Apr 2023
The Lake District National Park Authority has been working with a group of farmers to assist in capitalising on the existing English Lake District World Heritage Site branding and promote links between the farm product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. This will build awareness in key audiences the role played by farming to the World Heritage Site.
24 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
The programme was launched nationally by Defra in July 2021. It has recently been extended so it is now a four year project closing in 2025 worth over £3 million to the Lake District. The LDNPA has supported farmers and other land managers in delivering 88 projects across the Park, generating positive outcomes across all four FiPL themes of climate, nature, people, and place. This particular project involving Finsthwaite Farm was looking at promoting the use of the WHS brand to add value to local produce and promote links between the product and the cultural landscape in which it is produced. To build awareness in key audiences the role played by traditional Lakeland farming to the destination, local products and food. To look to provide support for 7 farmers and provide payment towards material to support sale and promotion of locally produced goods.
23 Mar 2023
An ambitious programme to restore and improve rivers in the Lake District, has recently beaten immense competition from across Europe to win the prestigious European Riverprize.
03 Mar 2023
Last year saw a wide range of heritage sites across the National Park receive national recognition by Historic England.
22 Feb 2023
Jasmine Holliday had been appointed the new Farming Officer for the World Heritage Site and National Park
21 Jul 2022
There are parts of the English Lake District's World Heritage story that warrant further explanation. The traditional methods of farming the fells and mountains include hefting, a way of farming that is incredibly important in the Lakes, in the past but also now and into the future. Below Mervyn Edwards MBE, former upland farming adviser for MAFF, Defra and Natural England, and now member of the English Lake District World Heritage Site Technical Advice Group explains what hefting is.
02 Apr 2020
Following its successful launch and run at Keswick Museum, the World Heritage exhibition hits the road over the coming months.
12 Mar 2020
The reasons why the English Lake District is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or what our Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) is, are complicated. They are both tangible and intangible and this makes explaining them difficult. So when the chance comes along to try and explain OUV via professional photography, you should really grasp the opportunity quickly.
10 Mar 2020
Local tour operator Hidden Lakeland highlights the unique experiences offered by exploring the English Lake District World Heritage Site by public transport.
17 Feb 2020
Sunday 12th January is the National Trust’s 125th anniversary. Happy birthday! The National Trust was established back in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. They shared a belief in the importance of historic places and green spaces, and fought to preserve them for everyone’s ‘enjoyment, refreshment and rest’. Today the National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity, with 5.6 million members, 65,000 volunteers and 14,000 staff, caring for over 250,000 hectares of farmland, 780 miles of coastline and 500 historic properties, gardens and nature reserves, for everyone, for ever.
12 Jan 2020
The English Lake District - a World Heritage Site is a new exhibition in Keswick Museum’s Fitz Park Gallery.
15 Oct 2019
The English Lake District World Heritage stand at 2019's Westmorland County Show, with some local businesses really using World Heritage status within their operations.
17 Sep 2019
One of the legacies of the Cumbria Tourism England's World Heritage Story - The North project, was the creation of a business toolkit. This publication provides businesses with an introduction to the English Lake District World Heritage Site and how it could help them.
06 Sep 2019
How hotel Another Place in Ullswater uses World Heritage stories to strengthen its sense of place, and provide its guests a more authentic Lake District experience.
29 Aug 2019
Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre is a new and exciting authentic farm visitor experience in The Lake District. Located at Ings, between Staveley and Windermere the centre offers a great day out for the whole family.
12 Jul 2019
Tuesday 9th July 2019 was the second anniversary of the English Lake District's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
11 Jul 2019
Thursday 18th April is World Heritage Day. World Heritage is the shared wealth of humanity, both natural and cultural. Protecting and preserving these valuable assets needs the collective efforts of all communities. This celebratory day provides the chance to raise awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it.
16 Apr 2019
England’s Northern World Heritage Story: The North is a VisitEngland Discover England Fund project led by Cumbria Tourism. Its primary goal is to raise awareness of and increase visitor numbers to the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in across Northern England - Saltaire, Hadrian's Wall, Durham Castle & Cathedral, Studley Royal Park & Fountains Abbey, Liverpool Mercantile Maritime City and the English Lake District.
11 Apr 2019
Countrystride is a podcast initiative aiming to broadcast the very essence of the English Lake District World Heritage Site and its wider regional setting.
08 Apr 2019
Jamie Lund, deputy chair of the WHS’ Technical Advisor Group and the National Trust’s Archaeologist & Cultural Heritage Advisor, recently represented the English Lake District World Heritage Site and the Lake District National Park Partnership at two conferences in San Francisco.
30 Nov 2018
The English Lake District is part of a UK family of 31 World Heritage Sites, from St Kilda in the north, to the Cornish Mines in the south. This family even extends beyond the UK’s shores to a handful of overseas territories, in the Atlantic and all the way to the Pacific. This group comes together once a year for the annual World Heritage:UK conference.
19 Oct 2018
The official launch of the new brand for the English Lake District World Heritage Site.
21 Sep 2018
On 26 March 2018, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales unveiled of the official plaque to designate the Lake District National Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
29 Mar 2018
The Lake District has become the UK's 31st World Heritage Site, inscribed under the cultural landscape category.
09 Jul 2017
Last week we completed a major milestone in the Lake District’s nomination to be a World Heritage Site, with two expert assessors from UNESCO’s cultural heritage advisory body visiting us. It was a near impossible task to do this wonderful place justice in just a week, but the Lake District National Park, together with a range of organisations from the partnership, pulled together a fantastic programme showcasing three key themes of the bid: identity, inspiration and conservation.
11 Oct 2016