Wild Haweswater

The Shap Outdoor Festival 2025 (SOF25) returns this spring for a month-long celebration of nature, wildlife and conservation, running from Saturday 26 April to Sunday 25 May. We’re delighted to take part again and this year, the festival will spotlight Cumbria’s temperate rainforests – a rare and remarkable ecosystem found right here at Wild Haweswater,

Fewer things are as synonymous with Wild Haweswater than Spike Webb, who is today [1 April] celebrating his 25th anniversary of being Warden here. Some say he was never born, he just emerged from the fell that day, fully formed and started walling. Others say he is a myth – created in the collective minds

As we jump into a new year, grab a brew or a pint, one last mince pie or the final bar from your selection box, and check out some of the highlights from Wild Haweswater in 2024… January We started the year strong in our nursery – the largest native tree and plant nursery in

As National Tree Week 2024 draws to a close, here’s a little look at the importance of trees… Where have the trees gone? Here at Wild Haweswater, as is common across much of the Lake District, a huge proportion of the trees that used to exist in the landscape have been removed through history –

We’ve got a new team member! Introducing Will Michaels, our super new Estate Worker. Find out more from the freshest face at Wild Haweswater… Where were you before you came to Wild Haweswater? Back in 2022 I spent a year as a trainee at RSPB Dungeness on the South coast, which totally convinced me to

We’re delighted to say we’ve got a new Site Manager at the helm, Glen Swainson.  He’s just three months into his role, so we thought it was time to introduce him properly and his ambitious plans for Wild Haweswater.