With National Picnic Week running from 14 - 23 June, there's no better time to pack up some delicious local treats and head out for an alfresco feast in the stunning Lake District countryside.

Spring marks the start of the farm's busiest seasons.

Under a new DEFRA Stewardship agreement we are beginning work on a habitat creation project on School Knott and Grandsire, a special area of upland grassland, mires and pasture, covering just under 100 hectares.

With the Great North Swim in Lake Windermere just a couple of weeks away, it got us thinking about all some of the incredible wild swimming spots in the Lake District.

We're pleased to share our new series - Spotted On Matson Ground.

As May rolls around, the Lake District comes alive.

I know it's the Lake District but we've been in a particularly wet spell recently with more frequent storm events, so our Matson Ground staff are being kept busy with continuing storm damage clearance and wood extraction from our woodlands.

According to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, walking is man's best medicine.

For those of you with dogs, the Lake District has long been a favourite destination.