Celebrating our work: Wild Haweswater announced as winner in global sustainability awards
We’re delighted that Wild Haweswater has won the Ashden Award for Nature-Based Solutions UK 2024
We’re delighted that Wild Haweswater has won the Ashden Award for Nature-Based Solutions UK 2024
Today we’re excited to have opened our new Badger Watching Hide here at Wild Haweswater, following hard work from our dedicated team of staff and volunteers to construct it this winter, ready for the busy summer season. The Badger is one of the UK’s most recognised and popular mammals, bringing pleasure to thousands of people
Following the resounding success of its debut in 2023, the village of Shap is gearing up to host the second edition of the Shap Outdoor Festival. Set amidst the scenic beauty of the Lowther Valley, this month-long celebration of nature and community will return on 27 April to 26 May 2024. We were delighted to
We’re delighted to be one of seventeen outstanding organisations delivering innovative climate solutions that have reached the finals of the prestigious 2024 Ashden Awards. Over 500 organisations applied for the 2024 Ashden Awards, and Wild Haweswater is one of just two finalists in the category of Nature Based Solutions (UK) celebrating inclusive, community-led transformation in
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As part of our work to restore the landscape here, we’re delighted to have planted the 200th tree in Celebration Wood, which neighbours the mossy ancient woodland of Naddle Forest here at Wild Haweswater.
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After 11 years, an RSPB site manager at Haweswater is leaving to focus on writing and a new part-time role in a conservation project. His book, Wild Fell, has spurred environmental change and funding. While transitioning to a nearby farm, he reflects on his impactful tenure and looks forward to continuing local conservation efforts.
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Badger in the buttercups by Denise Godsmark who visited our Badger Hide this year. As the curtain closes on 2023, grab a brew and a mince pie and check out some of the highlights from Wild Haweswater this past year… January We kicked off the year with the exciting news that we received Landscape Recovery
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Male Pied Flycatcher taken by Wild Intrigue from their photography hide here at Haweswater These amber-listed bird spends spring and summer breeding in the UK before returning to West Africa during our winter. Although small, the males have striking black and white plumage and the females are a more subtle brown and white. Female Pied
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Haweswater tweed throw in blue, image credit: Lake District Tweed We’re excited that a unique Haweswater tweed has been produced by Cumbrian company Lake District Tweed and it is proving to be popular in the US as well as at home. Lake District Tweed began producing tweed inspired by different valleys across the Lake District
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A team of thirty five soldiers from the British Army’s Light Dragoons have joined us today, to reinvigorate the peat bog ecosystem here at Wild Haweswater, as part of our extensive landscape restoration effort. This collaborative project, marks the second year of the British Army’s ‘Global Charge’ green initiative, demonstrating their commitment to supporting local
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