A Windermere firm has won a contract to build and operate a new attraction in Europe’s largest municipal park.

Tree Top Trek beat national competition to install a new attraction in Manchester’s Heaton Park, one of the biggest areas of green space in Europe.

The firm will install its pioneering Treetop Nets as well as a high ropes course, zip safari and mini trek providing the plans are given planning permission ahead of an Easter 2017 opening.

The news comes just weeks after the company also secured plans to develop a site in Ripon in North Yorkshire.

Mike Turner, managing director of Treetop Trek Ltd, said that he was looking forward to adding to the numerous attractions already in Manchester.

Mr Turner, said: “We're delighted to be working with Manchester City Council at this fantastic site. "From our base at Windermere we already have many contacts and customers in the Manchester area and we're really looking forward to bringing another world-class visitor attraction to the North West."

Councillor Rosa Battle, Manchester City Council’s Executive Member for Culture and Leisure, said that the Windermere firm would make the park an essential destination for visitors to the city.

Councillor Battle, said: "We believe Tree Top Trek will help to develop the park as an essential destination and help people enjoy the park in new and exhilarating ways. “Tree Top Trek bring with them a wealth of experience in the field and I can’t wait to have a go.”

The development is expected to create 16 full-time jobs and two annual apprenticeship opportunities