Fell runner finds wine glasses and glass bottles left by walkers on Pen-y-Ghent

Hester Cox, a printmaker who lives in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, shared photos on Twitter of an abandoned wine bottle and plastic glasses she found on the mountain.

She was exercising in her local area at the time.

Pen-y-Ghent is one of the three hills that make up the Three Peaks Challenge route. Google searches for the popular walk surged over the weekend as the Yorkshire Dales National Park tentatively re-opened to visitors.

As a government-funded agency, the National Park Authority was required to open car parks and some public toilets, but released a statement making clear their reluctance to welcome large numbers of visitors amid ongoing health concerns for the local population. Authority members said they would have preferred a staggered approach to re-opening the countryside.

Police officers patrolling the Dales over the weekend spoke to groups who had travelled from Leeds, Halifax and Burnley to visit the area.

A group of 'wild' campers from West Yorkshire were fined for pitching their tents beside the ruins of an old lead smelting mill in Swaledale. Camping, caravanning and overnight stays are still forbidden in the National Park, and the campers were from six different households. As they had been drinking, they were unable to leave the remote spot until the next day. They had also lit a fire.

A campervan from Teesside was also moved on from the same area.

Although police have acknowledged that the relaxed regulations on travel are 'confusing', they have reiterated that it is the responsibility of visitors to check whether they are breaking lockdown rules. Travel for exercise is still only permitted for household groups or lone individuals, caution should be exercised regarding risky activities and extreme sports which could require the assistance of emergency services, and overnight stays in tents, motorhomes or second homes are not allowed. Barbecues and fires are prohibited.

Residents of Yorkshire's seaside towns are asking visitors to stay away as the coast is not yet ready for the return of tourism.