Emergency service issues considerate parking plea

During the May Bank holiday weekend a number of illegally parked cars were ticketed

Visitors to the Lake District are being urged to park "considerately" to allow emergency services access.

Thousands of people expected to visit the area over the weekend and parking in the area can be an issue.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said drivers should ensure there is room to allow vehicles to get through in an emergency.

The National Trust has also issued a plea for people "to leave no trace" after an increase in illegal camping and littering.

The charity said there had been incidents of campers leaving tents and chairs, lighting fires that scorched the ground, leaving litter and even cutting down trees.

This had been affecting the trust's conservation work as well as wildlife, grazing animals and farm tenants, it said.

Ben McCarthy, of the National Trust said: "It's infuriating when a small minority of thoughtless people leave their rubbish behind that impacts both our wildlife and other visitors who have come to enjoy the nature and the outdoors.

"We call on everyone to simply 'leave no trace' when out in the countryside so everyone can enjoy it, without damaging the very nature they sought out in the first place."

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said in a post in social media: "If you're visiting the Lake District or other busy destinations this Bank Holiday Weekend, please park considerately and in a way that would allow our vehicles to get through in an emergency."