conflicts

• traffic congestion- tourists park on narrow roads and grass verges leading to erosion , e.g. keswick

  parking infront of gates restricts access to fields
• litter- walkers leave rubbish - sheep choke - farmers lose income
• parking- 87% travel to lakes by car , lack of parking means cars erode grass eg. keswick
• conflict on lakes - powerboats disturb fishhers and wildlife , eg. windermere
• lake bank ersosion - landing boats on banks causes erosion, eg. windermere
• footpath erosion- people avoid mud and potholes so cause erosion to further land , people climb over stone walls causing damage , paths eroded to 30m on scaffel pike
• 2nd homes - increased popularity of lakes means increased house prices so buyers priced out of market
• wind turbines - high land on skiddaw is perfect for wind , eyesore for locals but reduced house prices
• open gates - tourists lack knowledge and farm animals escape
• noise and air pollutionn - 18 million cars travel to lakes per year producing 205000 tonnes of co2
• lake pollution - eutrophoication on windermere , high phosphate levels leads to algae blooms , engine oil harms wild life