This is an archived website, available until June 2027. We hope it will inspire people to continue to care for and protect the South West Peak area and other landscapes. Although the South West Peak Landscape Partnership ended in June 2022, the area is within the Peak District National Park. Enquiries can be made to customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk
The 5-year South West Peak Landscape Partnership, 2017-2022, was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Latest News
This is an archive of news articles issued by the South West Peak Landscape Partnership.
Podcast from The Land That Made Us Co-Author Christine Gregory
23 September 2020
The Festival of the Mind is currently ongoing at the University of Sheffield and recently our friend and co-author of the wonderful book The Land That Made Us (also authored by Sheila Hine) was invited to present commentary and audio interview excepts from the research that went into this book...
Community Grants Applications
15 September 2020
This grants programme is part of the South West Peak Landscape Partnership Scheme.
Farm Apprentices Learning New Skills
18 August 2020
For the past year and a half, two young farmers have been working as apprentices on farms in the South West Peak. Joe Gibbs is an apprentice on his parents’ farm in Butterton and Joshua Sales has worked at a farm in Meerbrook.As well as attending training for their apprenticeship...
Upstream Thinking Update: Funding Boost for Farmers
6 August 2020
Upstream Thinking for Cleaner WaterA significant funding boost is available to farmers in the South West Peak to help deliver improved water quality. If your holding is a farm on the Upper River Dove/River Hamps/River Churnet/Meerbrook then you may be eligible for a funded farm water and soil plan, and...
Increased fire risk an added factor to ‘stay at home’ message says National Park
30 April 2020
‘Stay home, stay local’ remains the message to everyone from the Peak District National Park ahead of the weekend.The continued call from the UK’s original national park comes in the fifth week of ‘lockdown’ measures, and as a prolonged period of dry weather has increased the wild fire risk.Government advice...
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