Lake District traffic chaos: County leaders urged to address issues urgently
Friends of the Lake District said the county has reached a tipping point.
It said: “We can either embrace a radical rethink on transport within the Lake District National Park or risk destroying the sense of tranquillity and escape that this landscape has delivered for generations.”
The charity wants the national park authority and Cumbria County Council to urgently carry out a feasibility study to look at all possible options for reducing the numbers of private vehicles on the roads, while ensuring that everyone is still able to access the national park via improved public transport, active travel and other more sustainable services.
Take part in the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick
Rubbish found at Thirlmere. Picture: Ruth Kirk, Friends of the Lake District
Hundreds of people will be out in the Lake District this week to spread the message that visitors should take their litter home with them.
The Great Cumbrian Litter Pick takes place on Friday and Saturday and events include a debris dive in Windermere led by Lake District Diving and a hike and litter pick on Scafell Pike.
Over 60 litter picks will take place across Cumbria as part of the event, organised by conservation charity Friends of the Lake District.
Call to join the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick
Picture: Lakes Plastic Collective
A call has gone out to the public and community litter pick volunteers to rally for the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick.
The event, on May 21 and 22, is co-ordinated by conservation charity Friends of the Lake District.
A charity spokesman said: “It is an opportunity not only to clear up our county but spread the message ahead of the busy tourist season that everyone who visits should take their litter home with them and leave no trace.”
Last year, 40 litter picks took place across Cumbria. This year, 40 litter picks have been registered already.