Stories

In this workshop LANSS joined the Organic Research Centre and Lee Basset at Kirkby Thore, near Penrith, to discover more about coppicing, how it can be introduced in land management and the benefits it brings....

This video from Friends of the Lake District explores the rural skills of hedge laying and coppicing, and comes to you from their annual hedging competition...

We caught up with Adam Day, Managing Director of the Farmer Network, to talk about the Farmer Network's role as a partner of LANSS and what they would like the future of skills and training in the land and nature-based sectors within Cumbria to look like...

We spent the day with Dr Dave Harvey, at the Institute for Outdoor Learning North West Conference 2025, discussing how we can work together to overcome barriers to training in Cumbria, creating real opportunities for people. The conference was held at the Field Studies Council site, at Castle Head n...

Born from a passion for cheese, Appleby Creamery started after some friends who were mad about cheese decided to take the plunge and set up their own business. It started out in a garage and went from there – one of their apprentices is now Head Cheesemaker...

Volunteers are a key part of Fix the Fells. There are around 100 volunteers who come from Cumbria and beyond, with one thing in common -they all love the Lake District fells...

JSR Countryside Services is a small business which carries out environmental and access works for landowners and organisations, based near Penrith. The business conducts work in the North Pennines National Landscape as well as the Lake District National Park and all areas in between....

Keeping rural skills alive in Cumbria. We spoke with, Kate Dymock, Training & Education Coordinator at the Dry Stone Walling Association to get the full lowdown…...