What People Say

• I am not in favour of World Heritage Status, as I feel it will add to further beauracracy and restrictions for local people and businesses and stifle employment and development opportunities for young residents.  A.M Gorton, Windermere. Read Reply

• Support the idea if it will support  local farmers to maintain the traditional  methods of of hill farming.  However how will it effect the building of affordable housing for local people – Gill, Kendal Read Reply

  I support the World Heritage Bid because I support hill farming and if we want hill farming to survive and the lakes to continue to look and produce what they do then this will definitely help! – Anon, Kendal Read Reply

  A good thing for the area.  I have visited many from USA to Vietnam.  But don’t forget to include the east area at least up to the motorway (Borrowdale, either ridge north and south). – Anon, Kendal Read Reply

  I would like to see the Lake District as a World Heritage Site, it would mark this place place as special for not just people in Cumbria but the whole world.  We have a unique environment of mountains and lakes on a smaller scale than found elsewhere “small is beautiful”. C. Butland, Grasmere

• I have concerns about WH in danger.  Places in Australia, like the Great Barrier Reef are both being degraded without apparently effective deterrents. S Garnett, Sedbergh Read Reply

• The Wold Heritage Site should cover all Cumbria to benefit all aspects of life in our county - Anon, Sedbergh Read Reply