Wild Haweswater

Pete the Frog who was voiced by our very own Catchment Partnership Officer John Gorst from United Utilities What was the award and who won? Four lovingly crafted stop-motion animations, produced last year by the Environment Agency, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and animators StudioDOK, have bagged a prestigious national award in the Educational Film category of the Learning […]

What is Shap Outdoor Festival? Nestled between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, just 5 miles from us here at Haweswater, the village of Shap lies in the picturesque Lowther Valley. Perhaps most famous for its award-winning chip shop, it is now keen to also become known for its landscape and wildlife, by

We’re celebrating World Book Day today as our Site Manager Lee has recently taken delivery of the first paperback copy of his award-winning book, Wild Fell: Fighting for nature on a Lake District hill farm.  And the great news is that you will soon be able to get a copy when it lands in bookshops

A small herd of four new Fell ponies have joined our team here at Wild Haweswater, as part of our conservation grazing and nature-friendly farming operation here in the Eastern Lake District. The four ponies named Gus, Tommy, Dan and Stanley have been purchased from nearby, well-known Cumbrian fell pony breeders – Drybarrows Fell Ponies