Stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week

A climber suffered significant injuries when she was hit by a falling rock in Borrowdale

Three osprey chicks have hatched near Bassenthwaite Lake, hundreds of people squat for a brain tumour charity and a warning to climbers over a dangerous route.

Here are some stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week.

Bids invited to turn Sycamore Gap timber into art

The Sycamore Gap tree was a favourite subject for photographers and artists

Artists are being offered the chance to work with timber from the Sycamore Gap tree with the aim of turning its loss into a "sense of hope".

The tree, which stood by Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for more than 100 years, was felled in an act of vandalism by Cumbrian duo Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, who were subsequently jailed.

The National Trust is asking artists to bid to use about half of the timber from the felled tree to turn into artwork.

• Find out more about how to submit a proposal here

Osprey chicks hatched on previously unused nest

Conservationists hope the use of the nesting pole means ospreys are expanding their range

Britain's rarest birds of prey have successfully reared three chicks at a previously unused nesting site.

The osprey chicks hatched on a nesting pole near Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria and are the first to be born there since monitoring began 12 years ago.

Ospreys were driven to extinction in England and Scotland in the 20th Century but numbers have slowly recovered due to conservation efforts.

• Migrate here for more on the feathered family

Hundreds squat for brain tumour charity challenge

Three years ago, Kim Wilson was diagnosed with a tumour that was compressing part of her brain.

It was impossible for doctors to remove it completely, so she undergoes regular MRI scans to monitor it.

Seeing the distress these scans caused, her stepmum Amy was inspired to undertake a challenge to support her.

What started as a bit of fun for Amy and Kim, who are from Cockermouth, Cumbria, quickly spread all over the world, with strangers contributing their daily squats.

Climber seriously injured by loose rock

The rock fell and hit the female climber

A climber suffered significant injuries when she was hit by a falling rock in the Lake District.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) said a man was climbing a route called The Shroud on Black Crag, Borrowdale, when a block from an overhang came off and hit his female climbing partner.

The woman, who was below him on a ledge about 13m (42ft) from the ground, was taken to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

Keswick MRT urged climbers to avoid the area because of another large loose block on the route which it "considered dangerous".

• Read about the rescue efforts here

Community garden grows after being saved

The centre, run by a team of volunteers, will operate like a normal farm

A community garden which supplies fresh vegetables to its local food bank has been saved from closure and now has expansion plans.

Windermere Food Farm in Cumbria faced an uncertain future after the land it used at a nearby hotel was sold.

However, following an appeal on social media, it has now been given a patch of land on the Matson Estate, just outside Windermere, to develop a new organic growing centre.

• Find out about the future of the food farm here