For over seventeen years we have been working to raise funds to look after the beautiful landscapes and environment of Cumbria and the Lake District.
Nurture Lakeland is working with tourism businesses to improve sustainable practices, helping to safeguard the area for now and for the future.

We have a membership of 340 businesses, tourism associations, agencies and other organisations. In total we represent over 1,200 individual businesses. These range from small guest houses to large hotels, holiday cottages to conservation bodies and other tourism related businesses.

• Provide funding to pay for conservation and environmental works
• Carry out research into the impacts of tourism and offer solutions
• Provide sustainable tourism training, advice and consultancy
• Support other regions and National Parks to set up Visitor Payback

 Our 2011 Annual Report has just been published.

 Take a look and find out more about our work, our members, our consultancy and our achievements.

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The Lake District and Cumbria have some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. However our environment is surprisingly fragile. Every now and again our beautiful landscapes need a little help from their friends.

Choose how you can help right now:

Individual Membership & Fundraising

You can support a project of your choice for as little as £2.50 per month (8p per day).

Business Membership & Fundraising

We have over 220 corporate members across the county ranging from lifestyle businesses to large hotels.

We can help you add even more value to your guests’ experience, letting them know that by choosing your business they are protecting our environment and local communities.

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We're making it easy for you to show you care. Buy someone you love a virtual gift and make the Lake District the Great District. 

Make a donation

Making a donation is one of the single most important acts you can do for the future of the Lake District and Cumbria. Every now and again our beautiful landscapes need a little help from their friends.

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• Want to see more woodlands planted?

  Nurture Lakeland is supporting new woodland creation at Coledale Beck, just west of Keswick, through its Woodland Fund.

  However, the Fund is new and very small, so we need businesses to help grow it, so more trees can be planted. 

  If you aren’t already fundraising for a conservation project, perhaps this could be the one for you?

  Read more... Want to see more woodlands planted?  

• 15% Discount for NL / NE Members

  

  Following the fantastic Green Eden Marketing event, Nurture Lakeland are delighted that The Quirky Traveller aka Zoe Dawes has offered a 15% discount to all Nurture Eden / Nurture Lakeland members for her forthcoming 'The Business of Blogging' event on the 24th of Feb in Kendal. 

  Read more... 15% Discount for NL / NE Members  

Nurture Lakeland’s Gift Shop

We have a variety of green gifts that are a great way to show your friends and family that you are thinking about them, while helping look after the landscape, wildlife and environment too!

The shelves are stacked with merchandise ranging from Herdy products and Lakeland Air, to our virtual gift range.

You can even become a Nurture Lakeland member at the shop!

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