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2024

December  
Christmas shopping  
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October  
20 Lake District Barns Rescued  
Doggy Rescue  
New Fell Top Assessors  
We've Closed our Twitter Account  
Kirkstone Pass closed  
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August  
Searchdogs Open Day  
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July  
A Busy Weekend  
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June  
Going camping? Make sure you're safe  
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April  
Herdy supports sheep safety this spring  
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March  
Piers Gill. Something has changed.  
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February  
Using our Mapping for Other Walks  

2023

November  
Winter - Time to check your gear  
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September  
Hills Database Updated  
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August  
Being Prepared  
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July  
Leave Only Pawprints  
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• Searchdogs Open Day

The Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs are pleased to announce their annual Open Day on Sunday, 11th August.

The Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs are pleased to announce their annual Open Day on Sunday, 11th August in Kirkstone Pass at the top car park oppositve the Inn.  read more ...


• A Busy Weekend

A brief report from the Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association on an unprecedentedly busy weekend.

Last weekend was an unprecedentedly busy one for LDSAMRA, as the Summer holidays started for many across the UK, with multiple deployments from 9 of their 12 teams, Helimed 58, Coastguard 199 & RAF Leeming.  read more ...


• Going camping? Make sure you're safe

When you're camping carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that you can't see, hear or taste. But it can kill.
What is it? Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a gas produced when charcoal, gas, or petrol burn incompletely
 read more ...

• Herdy supports sheep safety this spring

The iconic Cumbrian brand Herdy has teamed up with Cumbria Constabulary, Lake District National Park Authority, National Farmers Union (NFU), and the National Trust to raise awareness of the importance of keeping dogs on leads to protect sheep. especially in the lambing season.

The iconic Cumbrian brand Herdy has teamed up with Cumbria Constabulary, Lake District National Park Authority, National Farmers Union (NFU), and the National Trust to raise awareness of the importance of keeping dogs on leads to protect sheep, especially in the lambing season. A colourful poster featuring the iconic Lake District character has been launched as a reminder.  read more ...


• Piers Gill. Something has changed.

A guest post by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team about a sudden series of incidents at Piers Gill coming off Scafell Pike.

What follows is a guest post by the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team who are asking that this message be shared far and wide so please do share and re-post.  read more ...


• Using our Mapping for Other Walks

Here at WalkLakes we have two obsessions: walking and mapping and here's an example of our mapping being used by other people to create great walks.

Here at WalkLakes we have two obsessions: walking and mapping. So as well as finding you the best Lake District walks we also illustrate them using our our mapping, which we call WayMaps, and you see that used both in our walks and our GPS Mapping app.  read more ...



WalkLakes recognises that hill walking, or walking in the mountains, is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.