Warning issued to Dove Stone visitors over car park chaos ahead of Easter holidays

People hoping to visit Dove Stone over the Easter holidays have been issued a warning ahead of possible car parking chaos and fires being started by disposal BBQs and campfires.

The Dove Stone partnership is reminding visitors to the reservoir about one of the usually busy car parks being closed and a section of the the main circular trail being closed for major construction works to be carried out.

The Manchester Evening News has previously reported chaotic scenes at the popular beauty spot, including last April when security marshals were called in to close off the road after the car park became completely full.

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The warning also reminded visitors to be respectful of the local community and environment, with fire rangers and local volunteers called in again to patrol the area in a bid to prevent fires. Last summer the rangers dealt with around 100 BBQ and campfire incidents.

Police and the fire service were probing 'deliberate' fires at Dove Stone last summer, that caused huge areas of woodland to become completely scorched in July. In August, a group of five men faced huge fines after lighting a BBQ in the sun just weeks after another devastating blaze ripped through the landscape.

The latest update ahead of the Easter holiday notified visitors that the Binn Green car park will remain closed until October, as United Utilities carries out essential works on the crest at Yeoman Hey reservoir. The works also mean that visitors will not be able to complete the circular walk around Dove Stone reservoir.

The main car park will remain open, but there are limited spaces, with people urged to follow the local parking regulations that