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Over the past 75 years Friends of the Lake District has contributed towards over 600 projects throughout Cumbria, from school nature areas to major woodland creation projects.  To browse through the grants we have awarded to see the kind of projects that we may support please click here.

‘Volunteers planting a new native hedgerow at the new the Church Yard extension at Crook grant aided by us in 2006’
The main types of project we have grant-aided include:

  • Hedgerows: includes planting, laying and restoration
  • Walls: building new walls, restoration and repair of dry stone walls
  • Tree planting and woodlands: tree planting in woodlands, gardens, greens, schools etc as well as woodland regeneration and restoration (including planting native plant species)
  • Path/Access/Bridges: includes repairs, new pathways and bridges, access for all and gate repair and renewal
  • Wildlife Gardens: includes sensory, environmental awareness and community gardens, though the bulk is in school grounds
  • Heritage features: includes restoration of features such as pumps, wells, cobbles,highway signs, stained-glass windows and includes restoration of listed buildings or ancient monuments etc.
  • Land purchases: for other conservation and community organisations.
  • Landscape restoration and enhancement: enhancement to landscape areas such as bogs and moors, also village greens, ponds, millennium gardens, play areas, other village areas and common land
  • Interpretation/Local Design (eg. Parish Maps, Design Statements): information leaflets,information maps, development of Parish Plans etc.
  • Sustainability Projects: recycling schemes and renewable energy projects
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Restoration of Listed Walled Kitchen Garden Wall at Cumrew House
(before and after) grant aided in 2008


Consideration of Applications
Please speak to Friends of the Lake District Policy Officer Jack Ellerby when you are planning your project (01539 720788; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).  He will give you advice and assistance before you submit your grant application.

Funding has been suspended for 2010 pending obtaining external money to reinstate the budget. Please feel free to discuss your project ideas with Jack Ellerby for advice on the design and potential alternative grant sources.

Applications are assessed against a series of criteria.  We are also encourgaing projects to be more sustainable – see sustainability guidance

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School children at Seascale Primary School in their wildflower garden granted-aided with £300 in 1997

If you would like an Environmental Improvement Grant from us please complete an Application Form Download an application form.  If you need any help or advice contact Jack Ellerby, Policy Officer at Friends of the Lake District.

If we award a grant it will normally be by way of a pledge until the scheme is underway or complete. We also ask how our contribution will be recognised, either through media coverage or other publicity and  would be happy to arrange for an official presentation of a cheque.

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A Friends of the Lake District Grant is helping to restore this upland oak woodland and create open space on the summit of Great Howe at Thirlmere (the work will be completed in Spring 2009)

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