Buildings
Claife Station Featured
www.nationaltrust.org.ukClaife Station is a Victorian folly, which was used as a viewing station in the 1770’s. The station is situated on the west side of Lake Windermere and access is readily available from Ash Landing car park by Ferry Nab. Over the years much of the surround ...
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Clints Quarry Nature Reserve Featured
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.orgClints Quarry, a dramatic looking nature reserve with vertical cliff faces up to 20 metres high, was created when the area was quarried for limestone. The limestone was used for agriculture, building and the local steel industry but quarrying ended in 193 ...
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Footprint Community Arts Project Featured
www.nationaltrust.org.ukThe Footprint is a unique straw bale building set in the beautiful wooded surroundings of The National Trust St Catherine’s Estate near Windermere. Four seasonal community art events will be held over the course of a year at the Footprint, aiming to give ...
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Herdy Fund Featured
www.herdy.co.ukThe Herdy fund has been set up to provide grants and funding to enterprises and organisations promoting the conservation of the Herdwick sheep and rural lifestyle associated with upland fell farming in Cumbria and the lakes. The fund will be used to suppo ...
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Smardale Gill Nature Reserve Featured
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.ukSmardale Gill National Nature Reserve runs along a section of disused railway line and is dominated by the magnificent structure of Smardale Viaduct. The railway cuttings and embankments have developed into limestone grassland and are rich in plant specie ...
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