Many organisations have welcomed the news that the Lake District now has honour of being a Unesco World Heritage site, with the National Trust the latest group to celebrate the award.
Staff gathered to celebrate the news, announced on Monday, as they recreated the trust’s oak leaf logo at Galava, the site of a Roman fort at the northern tip of Windermere, at Ambleside.
Mike Innerdale, National Trust assistant director for the Lake District, said: “We are delighted that World Heritage Site status recognises the Lakes as the spiritual home of the trust. We look after a fifth of the Lake District on behalf of the nation including mountains, lakes, farms, woods, land, castles and attractions like Beatrix Potter’s home."
The trust is hoping that the award helps secure a sustainable future for farming, tourism, nature and people in the Lakes.
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