The interactive experiences have been launched by the conservation charity Friends of the Lake District, allowing people to explore some of Cumbria’s most distinctive places from anywhere in the world.
The three newest tours feature The Helm near Kendal, Rusland Woods in the Rusland Valley, and Middle Bleansley in the Lickle Valley.
Jan Darrall, land manager at Friends of the Lake District, said: “We know that many people may not get the opportunity to visit these wonderful places in person, so it’s fantastic that anyone, anywhere, can now explore these spectacular landscapes using our virtual tours.
“We’re so proud of what we’ve achieved on our land and are delighted that we now have new ways of sharing this with people.
“Of course, we still want to encourage people to pay a visit in person to these wonderful places, and we’ve dedicated our land as open access in perpetuity, so anyone can come and enjoy these landscapes long into the future.”
Since then, more than 1,500 trees have been planted, and rare breed Fell Ponies introduced to support conservation grazing.
The second tour covers Rusland Woods, a temperate rainforest area believed to contain trees more than 1,000 years old.
Bull Coppice and Resp Haw are part of Plantlife’s research project into temperate rainforest habitats, which are rare and support unique mosses, liverworts, and lichens.
The third tour explores Middle Bleansley in the Lickle Valley, an area in the southwest Lake District featuring native woodland, and grazing fields.
Each tour includes short videos, blogs, and image galleries highlighting the land’s history, wildlife, ecology, and management.
Visitors can access the tours on the Friends of the Lake District website at www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/virtual-tours.
