Volunteers who help repair and maintain some of the Lake District's most popular paths have been praised for their work.

County MP Tim Farron and Dame Helen Ghosh, director general of the National Trust, thanked members of the Fix the Fells group as they joined them on a fellside.

They teamed up with volunteers at Tongue Gill, near Grasmere, to help them re-route and repair sections of the busy Wainwright Coast to Coast route which was damaged by landslips in Storm Desmond in December 2015.

Over the past 15 years Fix the Fells - led by the National Trust, backed up by more than 100 volunteers - has brought significant improvements to more than 200 paths in the Lake District.

Volunteer Barry Capp said: "The volunteers love the fells and want to give something back to the landscape. They also enjoy the camaraderie and satisfaction of helping to keep the fells in good order."