Fences could be erected around the outdoor artwork of a naked woman due to damage caused by walkers.
Northumberlandia, the Lady of the North, is a giant land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure in Cramlington and attracts around 100,000 visitors a year.
But Northumberland Wildlife Trust has warned fences could be erected due to track marks in the grass being caused by people "clambering up the side" of the hillocks that form the structure, the BBC reports.
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A spokesman for Northumberland Wildlife Trust said: "Instead of using the designated footpaths, visitors, many of them with buggies, have been clambering up the side.
"In addition, families have been sliding down the steepest side of the sculpture as if it were a playground slide.
"This has resulted in massive amounts of damage to ground and has left the landmark looking a bit worse for wear.
"It's important for the Lady to look her best, so staff and volunteers from the wildlife charity are tasked with repairing it."
He added that the trust did not want to fence off the mounds, but the ground needed time to repair.
Northumberlandia was unveiled in 2012 after seven years of planning and two year of constructions, she is the largest landscape replica of the female body ever seen in the world, her creators claim.
She stands 112ft (34m) high at her tallest point, her forehead, and is 1,300ft (400m) long.
She is made up of 1.5m tonnes of rock, soil, stone and clay.
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