The incident is reported to have occurred at around 1pm on Friday 9th October 2020 on Glenridding Common. 

Police investigating report of a fox killed in Glenridding

Henry Cavill, the lead actor in Netflix drama The Witcher, has named the Lake District as one of his favourite places to go in the world.

Netflix star Henry Cavill trains for Witcher role in the Lake District 

Friends say the country's national parks are 'failing to step up' to the climate crisis.

Sheffield has more woodland than the Lake District, according to new figures

After more than a decade of hard work, a special member of the Lake District Mountain Rescue team is retiring. 

Lake District's oldest mountain rescue dog puts her paws up

They're among the celebrities trying to encourage more people to holiday in Cumbria as part of the recovery campaign to bring more staycationers to the area through the quieter autumn and winter seasons. 

Celebrities support tourism in Cumbria

Lockdown and social distancing rules have made for a tough financial year for the Calvert Trust, which offers outdoor adventure holidays for people with disabilities.

Lake District disability charity says pandemic has left £1m gap in funding

The sketches - by the famous guidebook author and illustrator - depict some of the most loved Lake District landscapes including Pillar Rock and High Crag.

Collection of Alfred Wainwright's original sketches go to auction

The algae poses a small risk to humans but it can be deadly to animals, particularly dogs if they drink or swim in the water. 

Which lakes in Cumbria currently have blue green algae?

A family holidaying in the Lake District say they were left 'mortified' when a photo circulated on social media of them sleeping on their car roof. 

Family 'mortified' after photo of them sleeping on car shared on social media

The Stonethwaite Campsite, in the Borrowdale Valley, announced the news on Facebook after they were inundated with people who treated their picturesque site like a "mini festival".

Campsite closes after staycationers leave behind gazebos, airbeds and tents

In 1945, with no surviving family members, 300 boys and girls from concentration and labour camps in eastern Europe left their home countries behind to live in the Lake District. 

Ceremony marks 75 years since the Windermere Boys arrived in Cumbria

Her new album, Folklore, celebrates her love of the World Heritage Site with reference to Windermere and famous poets in a bonus track called 'The Lakes'.

Taylor Swift's dedicates song to the Lake District on her new album

The iconic Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, boasts panoramic views of the Cumbrian coast and mountain scenery of the Lake Distric, announced its temporary closure in March.

Iconic Lake District attraction La'al Ratty gets back on track 

Since last Friday, 11 out of 19 call-outs involved groups that were unprepared or ill-equipped for bad weather. 

'Tidal wave' of calls to Lake District's mountain rescue teams

The Ambleside vet completed all 214 of Alfred Wainwright's fells in six days and 17 hours. 

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