Talkin Tarn is currently losing �30,000 a year

Talkin Tarn Country Park, near Brampton, is owned and managed by Cumbria County Council.

But the authority plans to sell it off in an effort to save about �30,000 a year.

But people who regularly use the 185-acre park and those living nearby have mounted a campaign against the sell off.

County Council bosses have assured campaigners that any sell off will include guaranteed access to the site.

But they say the tarn was left to the people of Brampton and want more than just guarantees about public access.

On Monday Cumbria County Council is due to discuss the long-term future of the park, which includes the 65-acre tarn, woodland and wetland, boating facilities, grazing land, campsite and a hotel.