solutions

• traffic congestion - go lakes travel encourages sustainable transport and there is free bus travel in the south lakes in summer
• litter - remote bins removed as they where difficult to empty regularly and signposts
• parking - farmers use there fields as temporary parking
• conflict on lakes - windermere has a 10mph speed limit and a 6mph in some areas
• footpath erosion - fix the fells is a local charity ran by vulunnteers and donations , they use locally sourced rock and fleece and traditional repair techniquesto blend with the environment
• 2nd home - national park providig 500 new affordable homes between 2010 - 2025
• wind turbines - serious complaints may lead to a public inquiry - whinash wind farm iin kendal , planting trees hides unsightly developments
• gates left open - spring loaded gates are installed that close automatically
• pollution of lakes - windermere catchment restoration - plant woodland to reduce soil erosion , winderclean is a yearly litter pick , restore the shore - restores reed beds