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Since working at Nurture Lakeland I’ve been involved in a range of projects, from designing car-free itineraries to celebrating the special nature of the area. But one project in particular has had a surprising impact on my life outside work...
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Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees (so my dad used to tell me), busy delivering projects and campaigns, wrapped up in the day to day work of Nurture Lakeland - all exciting stuff but it's great to have an opportunity to look at what you're doing from a different angle.
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Back in July 2013, Andy Beanland, previously Cycle Tourism Development Officer at Nurture Lakeland, set off on a fact finding tour of North Western Europe funded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. He has just published a report of cycle tourism based on his experiences so we caught up with him to hear what he found out.
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Low Carbon Cottages - The Data Explained
Last month I highlighted the importance of collecting data and the Low Carbon Cottages has been collecting data from all 10 of cottages that are taking part in the project since December. But what can you do with the data and what does it all mean?Firstly the data can be used to help calculate your carbon footprint and I have highlighted in a previous article the ways of doing this. Once you know your usage and carbon footprint, this can act as a baseline. You could even use the last 12 months of your utility bills. Once you have a baseline you can give yourself a target to help you reduce costs, usage or kilograms of CO2.
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Time to send in your Visitor Giving money
Read more... Time to send in your Visitor Giving money
Spring is (nearly) about to bloom and that means that it's time to collect in all the generous donations you've been collecting to pass onto the brilliant conservation projects you're supporting through Visitor Giving. We'd be hugely grateful (and so would our stunning upland paths, our gorgeous red squirrels, our magnificent ospreys – and the many other wonderful wildlife, landscape and community beneficiaries) if you could get your money in to us by the end of March. Here's how to do it. -
Final call for free energy audits!
Join the growing number of businesses making cost savings through energy efficiency. Current research shows that doing the right thing for the environment makes business sense.
Read more... Final call for free energy audits!
• In the short term, you’ll save money on your bills.
• In the medium term, your visitors will have a better experience.
• In the long term, Cumbria will continue to be a beautiful destination that people want to visit.
We want our members to access these business benefits, so with funding from the Lake District National Park and Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency we’ve been out and about doing cost saving audits for some of our members
And we’ve seen financial rewards for environmental businesses in action:
• a self-catering resort in Bowness is reducing costs for their guests with energy efficient appliances
• a B&B in Bowness is saving money on electricity bills and keeping guest happy with beautiful LED lights
• a hotel in Bowness is enhancing their reputation by working towards a green award to add to their extensive quality awards.
The funding continues until the end of March and we’d love to visit more members. Send me an email to or give me a call on 01539822622 to sign up for an audit today. -
A Great Opportunity
Read more... A Great Opportunity
Isn't the Lake District National Park a really amazing place? And don't we have an absolutely amazing array of local and distinctive Cumbrian products and services on offer? (The answers are YES and YES!) Well here's a fabulous opportunity for you to showcase the uniqueness and quality of what your business has to offer to a nationwide audience.
'Inspiring people to care for the natural environment through Responsible Tourism'
For nineteen years we have been working to protect 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.
We have a membership of nearly 400 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 Giving.
Read our latest ANNUAL REPORT
Fundraising: Working with our members to support conservation projects across the county and protect our landscape - We call it Visit Give Protect
Campaign work: Ensuring that the environment and human activity co-exist harmoniously - We call it Sustainable Tourism
Consultancy: Sharing our ideas and helping other destinations across the UK and Europe to develop their own Visit Give Protect schemes - We call it Nurture Tourism
