'Dogging' problems at Seacroft Marsh in Skegness

[Brantuk]

Thought you guys might be interested in this latest news lol. But it's worth being aware if using Gibraltar point for meetings :

 

People meeting up for "dogging" are preventing children from visiting a nature spot, it has been claimed.

They are gathering in sand dunes at Seacroft Marsh in Skegness and surprising visitors, according to Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Dave Miller, a coastal ranger for the trust, said he is loath to take children to the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

He wants help from the public to monitor the extent of the problem.

'Unsavoury things'

A public meeting is being held at Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre at 19:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Mr Miller said: "In some areas it happens at night-time and out of the way and it's not a problem but this is happening during the daytime.

"People do bump into people doing unsavoury things.

“It's not nice when a young child sees any of this stuffâ€
Dave Miller Coastal ranger

"If there's a lady walking there with a couple of dogs, it's not very nice."

Seacroft Marsh is an extension of Gibraltar Point, which is designated as a National Nature Reserve.

Mr Miller said there had been problems for a number of years.

"It's a fantastic area and I would like to use it more for education purposes and recreation, but at the moment you would be scared to do that because of the issues there.

"There are people around leaving not very nice litter. It's not nice when a young child sees any of this stuff."

Mr Miller wants people to report any unsavoury activity to the trust so he can build up a database of incidents and pass the information to the police.

"We may find it happens at certain times of the day," he said.

"I'm hearing all these things anecdotally as I'm working but the police can't do much about it unless they catch someone in the act."

[BAZ]

We have Police to deal with that sort of thing don't we, has anyone made a formal complaint?

They keep prosecuting the "Naked Rambler" and he just walks about in the buff, these others are committing an offence of gross public indecency.

 

Here's a thought. Fancy a day out with paint ball guns! 

[tbird]

I think our meetings tend to put them off   

 

There's always a number of cars coming to the car park when we're meeting and then leave immediately.

[Craig]

Throw them a stick, it's the only way to tell.

[Tweedledee]

Well it certainly sounds like ELAC could be a major force in helping prevent such disgusting activity there. At least on clear nights. Trouble is the authorities might eventually start locking a gate on the car park at night, making it useless for either astronomy or more normal nature pastimes, which would be a sad situation.

[cosmic dave]

Well it certainly sounds like ELAC could be a major force in helping prevent such disgusting activity there. At least on clear nights. Trouble is the authorities might eventually start locking a gate on the car park at night, making it useless for either astronomy or more normal nature pastimes, which would be a sad situation.

Can't see them doing that as the yatch club have access 24 hour a day, they could put in gates that only open to known reg numbers and as long as elac members could be included, I think I would be up for that, don't know how we could work that for visitors tho? This is a problem we have witnessed for the past year now, I will email the ranger tomorrow letting him know what we have seen (inc drunks lol)