This year, we’ve been celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter, the world famous author, illustrator, farmer and supporter of The National Trust.
To bring the year to an exciting and fitting close, we’re thrilled to be launching the first ever National Trust Beatrix Potter Awards.
This new awards scheme will celebrate different aspects of Beatrix’s work and interests by recognising by the lives and activities of people today, and how she has inspired them – either directly, or subliminally through their love of things that were important to her.
There are various categories, and for this inaugural year, available to people and businesses living and working within Cumbria.
The awards have now closed and you can see the list of winners and runners-up below.
This is a community based award, celebrating the creation and careful management of local landscapes for nature and/or cultural heritage across Cumbria.
Here's the beautiful netted carpet moth, once in danger of dying out, now thriving at Tarn Hows thanks to new farming techniques and volunteer supportNational Trust
This award recognises that Beatrix Potter loved Herdwick sheep and worked tirelessly to protect them. Help us find our modern-day champion of this iconic Lake District breed.
This award celebrates local businesses that have a similar ethos to Beatrix - demonstrating their passion for Cumbria, contributing to the area and its communities and putting something back directly to support the Lake District.
