An "unending cycle of destruction" from big concerts and festivals risks leaving a much-loved north London park "useless" for the people who live near it.

Social media photos showed rainy weather over three nights of concerts at Finsbury Park last weekend (July 5 to July 7) had left patches of mud similar to the aftermath of a Tough Mudder obstacle course held there last year.

Now community group Friends of Finsbury Park has raised fears that Wireless festival this weekend could lead to further damage.

It has urged Haringey Council, which is responsible for the park, to “rethink” big events.

Group trustee Gina Harkell, who lives just north of the park, described the current situation as “crazy”.

She said: “The main problem with all this destruction is that the park is then made useless for the rest of the summer, because you can’t have a picnic in a field of mud.

“We do all also worry about those beautiful plane trees that have containers and hoardings on their roots.

“There are a lot of ecologists pulling their hair out because this is just the sort of unending cycle of destruction that we have every year.”

Gina suggested reducing the capacity of the festival from 50,000 people to 30,000 and hosting it every other year - as happens at Glastonbury - to reduce damage and give the park more time to recover.

She added that if the council fears losing money from holding big events less often, it could double the fee it adds to ticket prices for the use of the space.

Gina explained: “Obviously what we would really like is to just have our park.

“But I think if these events were smaller, then the damage would be less.

“I think what we need to do is to get together with the council and work out what would be a reasonable way forward.

“The council is absolutely determined to go ahead with these things. It's signed this five-year deal for Wireless festival.”

Cllr Emily Arkell, Haringey’s cabinet member for culture and leisure, said the council was “proud” to continue staging some of the biggest names in music each summer.

She added that events in the park bring in £1.2 million each year, and that this is reinvested into the park.

But Cllr Arkell maintained that Haringey still takes its responsibility for the upkeep of the park “seriously”.

She said: “Large swathes of park land and grass are also openly accessible and available during this time and continue to be enjoyed by the majority of park users.

“Even when there are adverse weather conditions we are taking every measure possible to minimise any long-term impact on the ground.

“We are always looking to improve how events are managed, and regularly engage with stakeholders in Haringey, Islington and Hackney – including the Friends of Finsbury Park – to ensure we minimise as far as possible the impact on local residents not attending the event.”

Festival Republic, the organisers of last weekend's concerts and Wireless Festival, have been approached for comment.