Ullswater Catchment Management CIC

23/10/2026

We are working with Cumbria Farmer Network to deliver some events and workshops this winter, starting with this soil one on farm 👍 🪱🌱

DIY Soil Sampling with James Bretherton 🌱

Join us and James Bretherton and Catchment Sensitive Farming IOW as we take our own soil samples, and discuss tips to improve overall soil health and reduce costs.

📆Thursday 5th November, 10:45am
📍Miller Farming, Penruddock, CA11 0RD
🔗Book here, places are limited - https://shorturl.at/VMlXm

Ullswater Catchment Management CIC

15/10/2026

A change of scenery for us as we attended the National Park Protector Awards at Parliament, after making it to the final 5 of the Living Landscapes Award.
We were very happy to be runners up in the category with .heseltine being a deserving winner 👏👏
Great to see farmers and people working with farmers recognised as a key part of nature protection and recovery in our landscapes ⛰️
Thank you to Tim Farron for coming to support and being a great advocate for farming in the Lake District 🐏
Campaign for National Parks
Lake District World Heritage
Lake District National Park

04/10/2026

What a cracking day yesterday at the Herdwick Tup (ram) sales at Cockermouth 🐏 Demand was high as were the prices 👍👏

The Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association call them the ‘guardians of the fells’, and this means so much more than just in the physical presence of this iconic breed, and the landscape they help maintain.

The farmers and their families that breed these animals are the glue in our Lake District communities that keep our schools, shops and services alive. When we lose these fell flocks we hollow out those communities alongside losing hundreds of years of cultural and social history.

We are proud to support our farmers to keep farming and to continue being, alongside the Herdwick, the guardians of the fells 🐏 ⛰️

Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association

02/10/2026

The rains never too far from Glenridding, glad it’s an office day today!

Normal service has resumed…

25/09/2026

I had the privilege of seeing a working sheep dog demonstration from Garry .farming whilst he was showing us some of the work they have undertaken on their farm to balance nature and food production

Great to see such skill and dedication. If you fancy seeing it for yourself they do farm tours and demonstrations, very much worth seeing !

11/09/2026

We’re moving close to the end of our pond and wildlife scrape work now for the year, as the weather’s starting to turn and the ground soon returns to slop !

Thank you to all of the landowners and partners who make this happen across our catchment

Ponds and scrapes do so much more than hold water:

🐸 Create thriving habitats for amphibians, insects and birdlife
🌧️Slow the flow to help flood resilience downstream
🐏🐄 Hold on to drinking water supply for livestock for longer, when usual streams might have dried up. This point has been very relevant this year with such a prolonged drought



Basecamp North Lakes Westmorland and Furness Council Environment Agency

27/08/2026

It’s Patterdale Dog Day on Saturday, a great day out for all the family with sheep dog trials, sheep and dog shows, fell race, lots of stalls, and of course food and drink! 🐑🐶🌭🍻
We will be milling around and Maddy is helping with the dog classes, so come along and say hello 👋 😊

20/08/2026

We have made it to the final of the Living Landscapes Award 😊Please show your support and vote for us in the People’s Choice!! 🙏 (link below)

We are proud of how our work not only improves and protects the landscape, but also supports the people and communities that live and work in it, all the things that make a real Living Landscape!! 🐑🏡🌳🦆
Thank you!

https://www.cnp.org.uk/national-parks-movement/national-park-protector-awards/

It's time to show your love for our National Park Protectors and vote for your People’s Choice nominee 💚

Our judging panel has selected their top 20 National Park Protectors, with the winner to be announced at our award ceremony in October.

Until then, you can show your love for our National Park Protectors and vote for your People’s Choice nominee 2026.

⌛Voting closes Sunday 30 August

Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund Marsh Charitable Trust Ramble Worldwide Natural England for sponsoring our awards 💚

Vote 👉 https://www.cnp.org.uk/national-parks-movement/national-park-protector-awards/

05/08/2026

We recently stocked up on some fabulous meat from Miller Farming
They are a very busy family ran farm that produces grass fed beef and lamb, outdoor reared pork, as well as having 6000 free range hens, bees, and also host farm visits and sheepdog demonstrations 👏alongside having great wildlife habitats on their farm👏
Did we mention they are also cracking folk too and we are lucky to have Garry as one of our directors 😊
If you’re passing on the A66, call in to their farm shop and buy some great produce😋

28/07/2026

Grass fed beef available from just down the road at Gowbarrow Hall Farm 😋 get your orders in quick!!👍

Hello. We don’t post very often, so for those that don’t know us, we are at Gowbarrow Hall Farm by Ullswater and we sell pasture for life certified beef, which means we do not use any grain feed - our cattle graze naturally on our pastures all year round. The farm is also now certified organic. We use our cows to restore habitats and we have seen an incredible increase in biodiversity across the farm since we’ve been managing the farm regeneratively.

We typically sell our beef in beef boxes of different size options (see website https://gowbarrow.co.uk/our-cows/)

We are doing a round of boxes in the first week of August and we will deliver it to you personally for free if you’re local or via courier if not. If you’d like to order one, please feel free to message me directly and I can send more info or fill in an order form on our website.