23 June 2025
Partnership working in Newlands Valley
Recently we’ve been working with West Cumbria Rivers Trust and the Woodland Trust on a project to support nature-friendly farming on land in Newlands Valley.
The farm, which is privately owned, has been incorporating various approaches to working with nature over the last few years with the support of WCRT and the WT. This year our Riverlands rangers were invited to lend their practical expertise to the project with the creation of a series of ponds.
These new features will boost biodiversity, provide reliable water sources for both wildlife and livestock, and contribute to natural flood management through storing more water in the landscape and slowing the flow into Newlands Beck.
It was also a great warm-up for our team as they head into a busy summer of practical project delivery!
