People who regularly don their daysacks and outdoor footwear for a walk around Lake Windermere are being urged to help the local council manage the area.

Windermere Lake Users Forum is an independent group of 11 members who advise the South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) on how to protect and promote the site.

Six more volunteers are required to join the forum and have until July 15th to apply to help manage England's largest lake.

Rebecca Cathey, LDNPA catchment projects coordinator, said: "I hope that now we only have two weeks left to the closing date people will be encouraged to contact us to find out more details of how they can help look after this truly wonderful lake."

Lake Windermere is 10.5 miles long and 219 feet deep and is an extremely popular Lake District tourist destination, attracting thousands of visitors each year to take part in walking, cycling and watersport activities.