“An important element of how we reduce our impact on the environment, support our economy and proactively come together is at the heart of our climate action plan – an action plan that was created following public meetings across the district. The fund was oversubscribed with projects such as Friends of Noble’s Rest, Light Up Lives and Gill Banks Community Group all receiving a share of the fund.Ĭouncillor Dyan Jones, portfolio holder for climate action and biodiversity, said: “Since South Lakeland District Council declared a climate emergency in 2019, our commitment to the importance of mitigation and adaptation continues. In 2018, it further commissioned Cumbria Woodlands to compile woodland management plans for its main wooded sites in the Grange, Kendal and Windermere areas to enable works to improve the structure of the woodlands.Īn additional £20,000 has been put into a climate community fund to address climate change and community behaviour change and consumption habits to promote domestic energy efficiency.
The council are also active members of the Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy pilot, which aims to restore and link up habitats so that species can thrive, and agree the best places to help nature recover, plant trees and woodland, restore peatland, mitigate flood and fire risk, and create green spaces for people to enjoy. To help protect and enhance biodiversity, the work of nine groups has been facilitated at its various parks including the planting of bulbs, wildflower meadows, trees and bog areas. These charge points will go live later this year and will be available for public use. Councillor Dyan Jones pictured with the solar panels on Town View Fields hostel in Kendal
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