Lake District in peril due to climate emergency and influx of pandemic walkers
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5NF0A)
Paths have eroded and wildlife at risk as crowds jostle for space amid social distancing
It was in the Lake District where William Wordsworth wander'd lonely as a cloud" and the only crowd he saw was a host of golden daffodils".
Two centuries later, the park's natural beauty is being eroded faster than ever before, ecologists are warning, as a result of the climate emergency and a huge influx of pandemic walkers.
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