A new, purpose-built laboratory will serve as a base for scientists, universities and students to investigate Cumbria's upland landscapes, and how they respond to nature recovery.

It is hoped the research facility at RSPB Wild Haweswater, in Penrith, will become a hub for upland science, bringing researchers and conservationists together to carry out fieldwork, share expertise, and develop new collaborations.

The lab was funded by the estate of the late ornithologist Denis Summers-Smith.