Fell tracks are for people, not motors
@ourlakes.bsky.social
The Lake District Green Lanes Alliance campaigns to protect the tranquillity of our fell and forrest tracks. Off-roading on green lanes should be banned.
Advertising a new model in the Lake District. Not the right place, Wrangler. Tranquillity is what the Lakes are for, not motorised adventure.
May 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Advertising a new model in the Lake District. Not the right place, Wrangler. Tranquillity is what the Lakes are for, not motorised adventure.
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
This is the crucial question, especially in the #lakedistrict.
We must stop vandalising our rivers and fells.
This is the crucial question, especially in the #lakedistrict.
We must stop vandalising our rivers and fells.
Hello—introductions seem in order in this cordial new space.
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I’m Robert Macfarlane; I write books, films & music about the infinitely complex & fascinating terrain where nature, landscape, language & imagination entangle.
These are some of my books—& Is A River Alive? (just finished, out May 1st.)
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I’m Robert Macfarlane; I write books, films & music about the infinitely complex & fascinating terrain where nature, landscape, language & imagination entangle.
These are some of my books—& Is A River Alive? (just finished, out May 1st.)
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
This is the crucial question, especially in the #lakedistrict.
We must stop vandalising our rivers and fells.
This is the crucial question, especially in the #lakedistrict.
We must stop vandalising our rivers and fells.
Tyre and brake degradation have a huge environmental impact.
And on Lake District fell tracks 4x4s are OK?
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
And on Lake District fell tracks 4x4s are OK?
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Tyre and brake degradation have a huge environmental impact.
And on Lake District fell tracks 4x4s are OK?
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
And on Lake District fell tracks 4x4s are OK?
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social
Poetry in motion: walking the new Wordsworth Way in the Lake District
These tracks are made for walking.
Not for 🚗🏍️🚗🏍️🚗🏍️
@lakedistrictnpa
@friendsofthelakedistrict
These tracks are made for walking.
Not for 🚗🏍️🚗🏍️🚗🏍️
@lakedistrictnpa
@friendsofthelakedistrict
April 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Poetry in motion: walking the new Wordsworth Way in the Lake District
These tracks are made for walking.
Not for 🚗🏍️🚗🏍️🚗🏍️
@lakedistrictnpa
@friendsofthelakedistrict
These tracks are made for walking.
Not for 🚗🏍️🚗🏍️🚗🏍️
@lakedistrictnpa
@friendsofthelakedistrict
How exactly does this work @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social ? You ban this kind of sign, but 4x4s and motorbikes on fell tracks are just fine with you?
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How exactly does this work @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social ? You ban this kind of sign, but 4x4s and motorbikes on fell tracks are just fine with you?
Agreed. Let’s not spoil it just for fun.
Kate says nature is family's 'sanctuary' in Mother's Day message
Kate says nature is family's 'sanctuary' in Mother's Day message
March 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Agreed. Let’s not spoil it just for fun.
Kate says nature is family's 'sanctuary' in Mother's Day message
Kate says nature is family's 'sanctuary' in Mother's Day message
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So excited to share this collaborative project with @annierutherford.bsky.social and Anneke Lubkowitz bringing together Dorothy Wordsworth and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. It's got poetry, it's got letters, its in Eng & German, its a game & audio & writing prompts & more!
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Que(e)ry Points
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March 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So excited to share this collaborative project with @annierutherford.bsky.social and Anneke Lubkowitz bringing together Dorothy Wordsworth and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. It's got poetry, it's got letters, its in Eng & German, its a game & audio & writing prompts & more!
queerypoints.wordpress.com
queerypoints.wordpress.com
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health.
So the very least we can do is to keep our fell tracks quiet.
So the very least we can do is to keep our fell tracks quiet.
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health.
So the very least we can do is to keep our fell tracks quiet.
So the very least we can do is to keep our fell tracks quiet.
How would you describe the aura of the #lakedistrict? Its essence, the thing that has made it a World Heritage Site and a National Park and cherished by millions?
Two options, mutually exclusive: tranquillity or off-roading ⬇️
Two options, mutually exclusive: tranquillity or off-roading ⬇️
March 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How would you describe the aura of the #lakedistrict? Its essence, the thing that has made it a World Heritage Site and a National Park and cherished by millions?
Two options, mutually exclusive: tranquillity or off-roading ⬇️
Two options, mutually exclusive: tranquillity or off-roading ⬇️
Must have been a walker or a cyclist who lost this number plate in Little Langdale ford.
March 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Must have been a walker or a cyclist who lost this number plate in Little Langdale ford.
Read this.
And campaign with us against the intrusion of motorbikes and 4x4s.
Have you signed our petition?
www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...
hefted.substack.com/p/cherished-...
And campaign with us against the intrusion of motorbikes and 4x4s.
Have you signed our petition?
www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...
hefted.substack.com/p/cherished-...
Cherished fells
The Lake District fells hold the power to shape lives. We asked a handful of friends to describe how they have been influenced by a specific peak. Words by John Manning.
hefted.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Read this.
And campaign with us against the intrusion of motorbikes and 4x4s.
Have you signed our petition?
www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...
hefted.substack.com/p/cherished-...
And campaign with us against the intrusion of motorbikes and 4x4s.
Have you signed our petition?
www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...
hefted.substack.com/p/cherished-...
“In a quiet place the mind falls quiet.”
https://buff.ly/4gjdeC8
Behold, @lakedistrictnpa.
Protect us from 🚘🚘🚘🏍️🏍️🏍️ on our fell tracks.
https://buff.ly/4gjdeC8
Behold, @lakedistrictnpa.
Protect us from 🚘🚘🚘🏍️🏍️🏍️ on our fell tracks.
February 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“In a quiet place the mind falls quiet.”
https://buff.ly/4gjdeC8
Behold, @lakedistrictnpa.
Protect us from 🚘🚘🚘🏍️🏍️🏍️ on our fell tracks.
https://buff.ly/4gjdeC8
Behold, @lakedistrictnpa.
Protect us from 🚘🚘🚘🏍️🏍️🏍️ on our fell tracks.
Gen Z discovers what these boots are made for. And what these tracks are *NOT* made for.
February 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Gen Z discovers what these boots are made for. And what these tracks are *NOT* made for.
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Engagement Trainee
This position will help us to deliver our engagement program across Cumbria, connecting communities with the Lake District and Cumbrian landscapes and building support for our incredible work.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Great opportunity to work with the brilliant team here at @friendsoflakes.bsky.social on an 18-month traineeship. Learn about Landscape Engagement from the best in the business! Please share. #Cumbria #lakedistrict #jobs #landscape
www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/engagement-t...
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Tell Lakes Parish Council TODAY why you want off-roading banned on green lanes in Little and Great Langdale. They are deciding whether to back a ban. Write to [email protected]
Deadline is today.
Thank you!!!
Deadline is today.
Thank you!!!
January 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Tell Lakes Parish Council TODAY why you want off-roading banned on green lanes in Little and Great Langdale. They are deciding whether to back a ban. Write to [email protected]
Deadline is today.
Thank you!!!
Deadline is today.
Thank you!!!
Absolutely the right thing. But do keep those nasty off-road beasties 🏍️🏍️🏍️🚘🚘🚘 off your land. They are still there, ruining beautiful tracks in the Lakes.
January 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Absolutely the right thing. But do keep those nasty off-road beasties 🏍️🏍️🏍️🚘🚘🚘 off your land. They are still there, ruining beautiful tracks in the Lakes.
This is hugely important. Bur please, NT, ban off-roading on your own lands. It harms nature and people.
The National Trust turns 130 this year! While celebrating our past, we're focused on the future.
This new strategy is our plan for the next decade, shaped by feedback from 70,000 partners, members, visitors, volunteers and staff asking, 'How can we serve you?'
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This new strategy is our plan for the next decade, shaped by feedback from 70,000 partners, members, visitors, volunteers and staff asking, 'How can we serve you?'
Here it is: https://buff.ly/40upATu
Celebrating 130 years of nature, beauty and history with the National Trust
In 1895, three pioneering social reformers set about establishing the National Trust, to protect nature, beauty and history, for everyone, for ever.In this v...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is hugely important. Bur please, NT, ban off-roading on your own lands. It harms nature and people.
Over 392,000 signatures on our petition https://buff.ly/3PmfTA5 Over 7,000 people commented, on the way off-roading shatters tranquillity and spoils the fells, creates erosion and can make walkers feel unsafe.
Enough reasons to stop the 4x4s and motorbikes NOW @lakedistrictnpa
Enough reasons to stop the 4x4s and motorbikes NOW @lakedistrictnpa
January 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Over 392,000 signatures on our petition https://buff.ly/3PmfTA5 Over 7,000 people commented, on the way off-roading shatters tranquillity and spoils the fells, creates erosion and can make walkers feel unsafe.
Enough reasons to stop the 4x4s and motorbikes NOW @lakedistrictnpa
Enough reasons to stop the 4x4s and motorbikes NOW @lakedistrictnpa
Quiet walk at High Nibthwaite? Think again.
January 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Quiet walk at High Nibthwaite? Think again.
This is an extraordinary story of walking and of a decade-long experiment in slow journalism.
Moving at the beat of his footsteps, Paul Salopek is telling OUR story of migration.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org#section-0
Moving at the beat of his footsteps, Paul Salopek is telling OUR story of migration.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org#section-0
December 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM
This is an extraordinary story of walking and of a decade-long experiment in slow journalism.
Moving at the beat of his footsteps, Paul Salopek is telling OUR story of migration.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org#section-0
Moving at the beat of his footsteps, Paul Salopek is telling OUR story of migration.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org#section-0
@pollyrowena.bsky.social
Very much enjoyed your owl walk on @countrystride - so much to learn from nature!
Very much enjoyed your owl walk on @countrystride - so much to learn from nature!
December 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM
@pollyrowena.bsky.social
Very much enjoyed your owl walk on @countrystride - so much to learn from nature!
Very much enjoyed your owl walk on @countrystride - so much to learn from nature!
The Countryside Charity CPRE calls for a new charter for National Parks:
“National Parks must be wilder and more accessible, where wildlife is in abundance … Communities must be supported to thrive through the green economy and all damaging activities prohibited.”
“National Parks must be wilder and more accessible, where wildlife is in abundance … Communities must be supported to thrive through the green economy and all damaging activities prohibited.”
December 17, 2024 at 4:07 PM
The Countryside Charity CPRE calls for a new charter for National Parks:
“National Parks must be wilder and more accessible, where wildlife is in abundance … Communities must be supported to thrive through the green economy and all damaging activities prohibited.”
“National Parks must be wilder and more accessible, where wildlife is in abundance … Communities must be supported to thrive through the green economy and all damaging activities prohibited.”
“Fell tracks are for walkers, wildlife, and wonder—not for off-roading destruction. Protect the Lake District’s natural beauty. Say NO to off-road vehicles on our fragile fells. #ProtectTheLakes #KeepFellsWild”
December 13, 2024 at 6:13 AM
“Fell tracks are for walkers, wildlife, and wonder—not for off-roading destruction. Protect the Lake District’s natural beauty. Say NO to off-road vehicles on our fragile fells. #ProtectTheLakes #KeepFellsWild”
The Lakes - a garden of forking paths.
↖️↗️
The National Park has to chose between
protecting this precious landscape
or
making it a destination for off-road motorists.
Difficult?
↖️↗️
The National Park has to chose between
protecting this precious landscape
or
making it a destination for off-road motorists.
Difficult?
December 12, 2024 at 6:24 AM
The Lakes - a garden of forking paths.
↖️↗️
The National Park has to chose between
protecting this precious landscape
or
making it a destination for off-road motorists.
Difficult?
↖️↗️
The National Park has to chose between
protecting this precious landscape
or
making it a destination for off-road motorists.
Difficult?
Assaulting the Brathay near Little Langdale ford.
Why exactly do we have a National Park Authority?
Why exactly do we have a National Park Authority?
December 10, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Assaulting the Brathay near Little Langdale ford.
Why exactly do we have a National Park Authority?
Why exactly do we have a National Park Authority?