Calls for community action against 'dogging' at Skegness nature spot
Residents in Skegness are being called on by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to help stop people using a local nature spot for 'unsavoury purposes'.
An area of sand dunes that spans from behind Seacroft Esplanade and the residential avenues off Drummond Road, to Lifeboat Avenue is being used for sex meets.
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A popular nature spot in Skegness is being used for sex meets.
Numerous complaints have been received by the trust who say the dunes are a registered area of special scientific interest which is used for both educational and recreational visits.
Dave Miller, Coastal Ranger for Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust said: "We run school visits to the area and it is also very popular with walkers and residents.
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"The site is environmentally managed with rare species such as Sea Heath and Ropsy Lavender all along the dunes.
"I've received numerous complaints about people using the dunes for dogging sex meets and it is spoiling the area."
"The reports I've had show these people to be quite brazen about the whole thing and even meeting up in the middle of the day."
A public meeting has now been called at the Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre at 7pm on January 8.
Residents are invited to come and share their concerns and suggestions over tea and coffee.
Mr Miller said: "If we work together as a community we've got a chance of claiming the area back.
"I'm proposing a working group to help cut-back overgrown areas so the people abusing the area have nowhere to go.
"I'd also like to keep a record of events to help police become more aware of the issue but am welcoming any ideas from people at the meeting."
For more information email dmiller@lincstrust.co.uk or call 07919 326646.
Comments
by Pete67
Sunday, January 06 2013, 7:22AM
“Considering it's a nature spot I suppose they're only taking notice of the old song and "Doin' what comes naturaly - from Annie Get Your Gun".”
by Mickcaddoo
Saturday, January 05 2013, 3:29PM
“All that sand and gorse bushes takes me back to my younger days....”
by steveburnley
Saturday, January 05 2013, 11:00AM
“When the van's a rocking, don't come a knocking! - why not add a bell like on golf courses that indicates people have finished at that point and people behind can come through safely; well they are asking for suggestions”
by bigjewels
Saturday, January 05 2013, 9:25AM
“I had a look in this area, sevral times, and there is almost nothing ever happening nor any any evidence of anything going in. what there is though are a lot of homemade " vigilante" type signs everywhere saying that people are being watched by the police etc. obviously one man's crusade against the "rising tide of filth clogging our lives"etc etc....(see daily mail for further salacious details)”
by Pete67
Saturday, January 05 2013, 7:58AM
“Is the Email and telephone number at the bottom where you apply to join in?”
by bos75
Saturday, January 05 2013, 1:22AM
“Well done again Echo - tell the world. If you want to go dogging just head to...... Unbelievable!”
by FreedomSpeech
Friday, January 04 2013, 8:01PM
“So you do your dogging in Hartsholme Park do you lYnN?”
by lynnlincoln
Friday, January 04 2013, 4:45PM
“For the hard of hearing the missing word is p r i c k l y.”
by lynnlincoln
Friday, January 04 2013, 4:44PM
“Think I'll stick to Hartsholme Park, that photo looks a bit too '*****ly' for my liking.”
by SherlockBones
Friday, January 04 2013, 1:54PM
“"... with rare species such as Sea Heath and Ropsy Lavender all along the dunes."
'Rare' hes not kidding that Ropsy Lavender gave me the clap...She can't half move for a fat lass though!!”