Tim Foster Head of FSC Centre Blencathra and Richard Fox LDNPA Fix the Fells Project Officer have moved Environmental awareness a stage further at the Blencathra Centre by launching a project with the Tourism and Conservation Partnership to raise funds for footpath repair on Blencathra. This is part of the 'Fix the Fells Project' and for every £1 raised at Blencathra an extra £2 can be drawn from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust and Natural England on the route leading up onto Blencathra.

Coupled with obtaining our Adventure Activities Licence this will allow some university and school groups to study footpath erosion on Blencathra and negate the need to use the minibuses to travel to Cat Bells. In 2007 a small levy on groups raised £1700 which results in £5100 for footpath repair on Blencathra.