Police have issued yet more fines for coronavirus breaches after clocking numerous people heading to Lancashire beauty spots from as far away as Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

On Saturday and Sunday, officers were at Fairy Glen in Parbold and came across several inconsiderate parkers as well as people who should not have even been in the area due to the existing rules around exercising locally.

Police say damage had been done to the footpath with people parked on the pavement, forcing pedestrians onto the road. 

Officers were also verbally abused by many of those issued with fines. 

A spokesperson for the police said: "Officers are at Fairy Glen are speaking to people about the inconsiderate parking and the length of journey they are making to visit the site.

"The photo shows the damage being caused to the footpaths and that people are parking blocking the pavement, which forces pedestrians into the 60 mph road.

"Today we have had several people travelling from Cheshire to Appley Bridge for a short walk.

"We are applying common sense but unfortunately we have had to issue a number of tickets for breach of the current regulations because Middleton, Worsley, Liverpool and Warrington are not local journeys under the current lockdown rules.

"The abuse received from those receiving fines has been outweighed by the appreciation from local residents. 

"During the current lockdown we are being told to stay local for our exercise.

"We appreciate there is no set distance but if you are leaving one county to travel through a second to go for a walk in a third, then you are not acting responsibly.

"Before deciding where to exercise please ask yourself how many locations are you driving past to get to the location you are heading to.

"If you are passing several suitable sites then you are not following the rules and may be eligible for a fine."