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The Big Windermere Survey – November 2023
14th March 2024
The results from the Big Windermere Survey Autumn 2023 are now in! Read more.
Preparations begin for Windermere natural land management project
11th January 2024
A project aimed at harnessing nature to help improve the way land is managed around the Windermere catchment area is gearing up.
Known as Revere, the project will see the development of new financing methods to enable the use of natural solutions involving landowners, farmers, the Lake District National Park Authority, National Parks Partnerships and global impact firm Palladium….Read more.
Swimmers carry out clean-up
22nd December 2023
Festive swimmers took advantage of the litter pick station at Rayrigg to carry out a clean-up before enjoying a bracing dip in Windermere…. Read more
Stakeholders chart buoyant future for Windermere
6th December 2023
Discussions, debates and detail about England’s biggest lake were the subject of an event aimed at developing plans and activities to ensure a healthier future for Windermere… Read more
All four Windermere bathing waters rated ‘excellent’
1st December 2023
All four official bathing waters on Windermere have been classified as ‘excellent’ in this year’s bathing waters classifications, released by Defra…. Read more
Podcast launches to spread the word about Love Windermere
27th November 2023
Introducing another way to learn what’s going on around the lake and wider catchment area… Read more
Capacity crowd hears about the science of Windermere
23rd November 2023
Nine months; the length of time it takes a single drop of water to pass through Windermere….. Read more
Windermere water investment plans go on show
15th November 2023
Residents around Windermere are being invited to consider plans for reducing storm water spills into the lake…. Read more
New sensors track water quality in Esthwaite
10th November 2023
Water quality sensors that help chart water quality in real time have been installed along one of the water bodies that flows into Windermere… Read more
Latest Big Windermere Survey results released
1st November 2023
A major citizen science project has shown elevated phosphorus and bacteria levels at locations around Windermere and its catchment this summer.. Read more
Innovative work to help nature around Windermere receives a major boost
19th October 2023
More support has been given to a project which will help finance natural solutions to improve the quality of water in Windermere.. Read more
Windermere survey work highlighted at international event
13th October 2023
Work underway to improve Windermere’s water quality has been highlighted at a prestigious conference held in Glasgow to showcase.. Read more
Citizen scientists thanked for providing vital snap-shot survey of Windermere water quality
25th September 2023
Volunteers who took part in a project to provide samples of water taken from Windermere simultaneously have been thanked for their work. The Big Windermere Survey is said to be the largest of its kind in the country. Results of the first full year are due out later this autumn.. Read more
100% grants offered to septic tank owners at Skelwith Bridge
11th September 2023
Owners of septic tanks and other non-mains sewage systems… Read more
Volunteers support summer Big Windermere Survey
15th August 2023
Over 100 volunteer ‘citizen scientists’ have helped gather samples from around Windermere.. Read more
Great North Swim success
9th August 2023
The Great North Swim is the UK’s largest outdoor swimming event with more than 5,000 swimmers of all ages and abilities taking part in 2023. Read more…
Love Windermere community engagement event held at Ambleside
7th July 2023
Love Windermere Partnership engages with local community at Environment Agency drop in event at Ambleside.. Read more
Love Windermere Farmers Meeting
24th May 2023
The Love Windermere Land Management Group held a first meeting for farmers and land managers in the Windermere catchment on 20 March 2023. Read more
Big Windermere Survey reveals snapshot of winter lake health
28th April 2023
The results of the February Big Windermere Survey have been released this week, providing a snapshot of winter water quality across the lake and the rivers that feed into it. Read more
Green light for £19 million investment at Windermere
3rd April 2023
Investment totalling £19m will be fast-tracked to help reduce storm water spills around England’s most iconic lake. Read more
Reedbed restoration project comes to a close
21st March 2023
South Cumbria Rivers Trust (SCRT) is set to complete its reedbed restoration project around Lake Windermere this March and volunteers are needed for their last two reedbed restoration events. Read more
Love Windermere partnership community event
16th February 2023
A whole lotta love was shown for Windermere on Valentine’s Day as residents came along to learn more about the future of the lake. Read more
Second Big Windermere Survey provides snapshot of autumn water quality in iconic lake and its catchment
17th January 2023
Scientists have published the results of the latest citizen science survey examining the water quality of Windermere – England’s largest natural lake.
This represents the second dataset produced by the Big Windermere Survey project, independently led by scientists from Lancaster University and the Freshwater Biological Association. Read more
Hotels lend support to Windermere Big Give
3rd January 2023
With your support we were delighted to raise more than £23,000 for community projects that look after Windermere. Before Christmas we asked for your backing with our week-long Big Give Read More
Donations doubled to help Windermere
29th November 2022
Windermere is England’s largest lake – a much loved and iconic feature of the Lake District.
The Lake District Foundation wants to launch community projects that all contribute to the health of the lake and improve water quality. Read more
Drones help water testing for the Big Windermere survey
17th November 2022
The latest Big Windermere survey was given a high-tech boost thanks to innovative autonomous vehicle technology. Read more
The Big Windermere Survey is back
11th November 2022
This weekend, Windermere will see the second round of one of the biggest ongoing citizen science projects in the UK. The Big Windermere Survey, an initiative designed by scientists at Lancaster University and the Freshwater Biological Association, is back on Sunday (13 November), with 100 community volunteers again working within the Leven catchment (which surrounds Windermere) to help build another one-day snap shot of water quality in the lake and its tributaries. Read more
New partnership aims to boost the beauty of Windermere
2nd November 2022
An innovative new partnership approach to fund critical nature restoration projects has been launched to help improve the water quality of England’s largest lake, Windermere.
Revere – a collaboration between Palladium and National Parks Partnership – has secured funding from The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland (ELC) to study water quality issues currently facing Windermere in the Lake District. Read more
Grants for septic tank schemes
3rd October 2022
Grants are available for homes, businesses and farms in and around Windermere to form community septic tank emptying schemes. Love Windermere information packs are going to 1900 properties and businesses Read More