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Projects and campaigns

Nurture Lakeland is a leading fundraiser for conservation and local community projects throughout Cumbria. We are also working on campaigns to improve water quality and reduce carbon emissions in the region.

Projects we fundraise for

flora of the fells 3 wBusiness members of Nurture Lakeland fundraise through our hugely successful Visitor Giving scheme for a variety of environmental projects across Cumbria. By sponsoring a particular project, businesses give their customers a chance to put something back into the local area. They raise over £100,000 per year and support more than 30 projects. More about our projects.

 

Campaigns that we're working on

warton crag 1 wA Green Eden

‘A Green Eden’ is a new, exciting project. This is a stand-alone project based exclusively in East Cumbria, helping businesses to develop innovative, environmentally-conscious tourism products and reduce their own business impacts. More about A Green Eden

derwentLove Your Lakes

Nurture Lakeland improving water quality in Lake Windermere. The Love Your Lakes campaign works with local businesses, residents and visitors to reduce the amount of damaging phosphates going into the lakes. By taking simple steps we can all love our lakes. More about Love Your Lakes.

runnersSustainable Organised Recreational Challenge Events (SORCE)

SORCE (Sustainable Recreational Challenge Events – you can see why we've shortened it to SORCE!) project is developing a 'Best Practice' toolkit to help minimise the environmental impact of events in the area. More about SORCE.

bikeDrive Less See More: Explore

This campaign aims to reduce visitors' car use by improving the information available to them. We want to encourage visitors to make more local visits and enjoy car-free days out as part of their holiday. More about the Drive Less See More: Explore campaign.

walkVital Uplands and the Woodland Fund

Protecting our Uplands, including mountains, water and woodland. Fundraisers needed for our new Woodland Fund!  More about the Vital Uplands campaign

 

land useLow Carbon Tourism

We're working with local tourism businesses identifying what current challenges are preventing businesses to achieve responsible tourism. Businesses concerns are fed into an action plan to take forward these topics to the right people. More about the Low Carbon Tourism campaign

 

 

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Nurture Lakeland is a part of Nurture Cumbria, a charity registered in England and Wales with the charity number 1130453 and company number 3317259

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