A 20-year plan to restore woodland, peatlands and rivers is under way.
The Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery (UDLR) project will work with local farmers, environmental organisations and the local community to manage 2,800 hectares (6,918 acres) of land in Cumbria’s Duddon Valley.
The project aims to restore habitats such as meadows, heathland and temperate rainforest, as well as help the recovery of local wildlife such as the tree pipit, pine marten and water vole.
Paddy Deady, a tenant farmer involved in the project, said the initiative will allow him to continue in the tradition of fell farming while working towards nature recovery.