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Wild Haweswater revealed as finalist in the 2024 Ashden Awards.

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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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Meet the Haweswater tweed

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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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Bird's-eye view of Swindale Valley with a re-wiggled Swindale Beck flowing through the middle

Cumbrian rivers project scoops prestigious European Riverprize

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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

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Volunteer Voices: The Fence

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Haweswater’s trusty volunteers may be unable to take part in our Thursday work parties right now, but they’ve been keeping in touch online. From quizzes to sharing some (very) creative writing, they’ve been up to it all. Here’s one of our favourite poems from Haweswater Volunteer Chris Brookes, which will hopefully give you as much

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