FUNDING is being provided to tackle recreation damage in the Lake District.

Cash has been granted to work on some of the most eroded paths across the Lake District National Park, including routes on popular, iconic mountains such as Scafell Pike, Helvellyn and Blencathra.

The European Regional Development Fund is supporting the work of Fix the Fells in the Lake District and helping to tackle significant erosion damage in areas across the much-loved Lakeland fells.

A three-year programme of work has been funded, with a possible extension to June 2023.

Joanne Backshall, Fix the Fells Programme manager, said: “Fix the Fells works to protect the wonderful Lakeland landscape and wildlife, which is enjoyed and valued by so many people for their physical, spiritual and mental well being.”