Fitz Park, Keswick, with Skiddaw in the background

A conservation charity is urging walkers to pull on their boots to help it celebrate its 75th anniversary.

The Friends of the Lake District are organising a series of walks, each of 7.5km (4½ miles) culminating in a Keswick park which was the site of a mass meeting which led to the formation of the organisation in 1934. One of the walks will follow the route of a mass trespass that predates it more famous Kinder Scout counterpart by almost 50 years.

The walks will take place on 20 June and end at Fitz Park, where the Friends will host a Landscape Festival, involving other environmental organisations.

One of the organised walks will be on Latrigg, the 368m (1,207ft) hill overlooking Keswick, and site of a mass trespass of more than 2,000 people in 1883 who objected to their public access being taken away. A court case followed and access was restored to the area.

Another of the planned walks centres on Littletown, in the Newlands valley, setting for Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle and a third will explore Keswick’s industrial heritage, including its railways, old water mills and other relics of its past industries.

Pre-booking for the walks in necessary, no later than 31 May, by contacting Mike Murgatroyd on mjmurgatroyd@onetel.com or 017687 75755.

Further details of the anniversary are on the Friends of the Lake District website.