We started the second half of the year by celebrating the successful completion of delivery of our European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supported project. Over five years, ERDF invested £1.5m in Fix the Fells, which supported the improvement of 30km of paths, across 70 routes within the Lake District National Park….

BBC News recently reported on how Fix the Fells is attracting new sources of funding after the European Regional Development Fund came to an end.

This year Fix the Fells carries on doing what it does the best; repairing upland erosion and maintaining paths across the fells of the Lake District, so that the beautiful and fragile upland habitats are conserved and protected for a sustainable, healthy future. However, 2023 also brings some changes….

Fix the Fells is playing a vital role in conservation in the Lake District uplands, according to a new report by independent consultants.

Read all about the work of our Rangers and Volunteers in our latest Newsletters for Winter 2022/23

As part of the ‘Great Landscapes Festival” volunteers from the Friends of the Lake District recently joined Fix the Fells for three days of path restoration work on Martcrag Moor, high above the Langdale valley.

Recently a crew from BBC Look North came along to discover what Fix the Fells is all about, in typical Lakeland summer weather, on one of the paths up to Helvellyn. In this video Staff and volunteers describe the impact of large numbers of boots on the fells and what is being done to reduce the effects of human erosion on the landscape.

Celebrating 15 years of dedicated fix the fells volunteers with prestigious award and work party

National Trust Press Release: Lake District path conservation project given prestigious award.