Image of the current Spinning Barn that is in need of restoration into the new Community and Visitor Hub. You can see the concrete blocks that have replaced the previous timber features. The door to the right is the proposed entrance to the Community and Visitor Hub. We are excited to be getting a new, …
Funding approved for our new visitor facility at Haweswater Read More »
Our Site Manager Lee Schofield was announced today (The International Day for Biodiversity, 22 May) as the winner of the prestigious Richard Jefferies Award, for the best nature writing published in 2022, for his book titled Wild Fell: Fighting for nature on a Lake District hill farm and published by Doubleday. Wild Fell is a …
Wild Fell Wins Top Literary Prize for Nature Writing Read More »
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 Haweswater, as part of our conservation grazing and regenerative 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 and …
New Cumbrian ‘neigh’bours join our team at Haweswater Read More »
We’re incredibly proud to be part of an ambitious programme to restore and improve rivers in the Lake District, that has just beaten immense competition from across Europe to win the prestigious European Riverprize. The work headed up by the Environment Agency and Natural England has involved several partners around the county including us here …
Cumbrian rivers project scoops prestigious European Riverprize Read More »
We’re delighted that our partnership project to restore habitats in Swindale Valley here at Haweswater has won the 2022 UK River Prize Project-scale Award. The Swindale Valley Restoration Project involved a partnership between us at the RSPB, landowner United Utilities, the Environment Agency and Natural England. We’ve been working together to restore watercourses, bogs, meadows …
Swindale Valley has won a 2022 UK River Prize award! Read More »
Tucked away at the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, Haweswater Reservoir sits encircled by looming fells. The glacially-carved landscape is studded with mossy woodlands, rocky crags, bogs, tarns and rushing streams. The whole area is owned by water company United Utilities, and the reservoir supplies 2 million of their customers with their …
Could wild beavers soon return to England’s waters? A landmark consultation has been launched to set the course for the future of beavers in England. Read on to find out out how you can contribute.
