Several parks and beauty spots across the north have closed or begun restricting access as visitors flout coronavirus social distancing advice.
The warm weather and the prospect of weeks of isolation have seen beauty spots thronged this weekend. But the authorities say the crowds are putting lives at risk.
That has led councils, police forces and tourist boards across Greater Manchester - and further afield - to urge people to stay at home.
In Rochdale the popular beauty spot Hollingworth lake was closed on Sunday folllowing an 'extraordinarily large' number of visitors.