The Rusland Valley lies in the southern part of the Lake District National Park between the lakes of Coniston Water and Windermere. It is a quiet area of gentle rolling fells, moorland, woodland, fields and wetlands, with farms, hamlets and small villages. Go to the menu options above to find out about local organisations, village halls, places to visit and the latest news.
Last website update 26th February 2025
Rusland Horizons: a Local Support Group of the
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
The Rusland Horizons Trust is transitioning into a Local Support Group of Cumbria Wildlife Trust. See https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/rusland-local-support-group Keep in touch on events and activities by joining our Wild About Rusland Facebook group and also signing up for the CWT newsletter. You can contact the LSG directly on ruslandlsg@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk . We are running a couple of events this Spring – see the CWT Events pages or follow links on Wild About Rusland.
The original Rusland Horizons website will be maintained as an important archive of the project activities and where you can still listen to the Oral Histories recordings and discover historic fieldnames from the Mapped Histories project.
Rusland and Satterthwaite Newsletter – March 2025
Rusland Spring Show – 15th/16th March 2025
Tribute to Gordon Wilkinson, 1930 – 2021
Photographs of Rusland (click the first one for slideshow)
