Our beautiful beach loved by Premier League stars is ‘destroyed' by ‘eyesore' 8ft fence – but alternative is even WORSE
A PICTURESQUE beach loved by Premier League stars is being "destroyed" by an "eyesore" eight-foot fence.
Disgruntled locals have slammed the "nuisance" two-mile electric fence wreaking havoc in Gronant, North Wales.
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Harry Maguire's wife Fern Hawkins and their family have also recently visited Presthaven Sands
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A two-mile electric fence has sparked some backlash at a popular North Wales holiday spot
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The barrier is in place to protect rare wildlife
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The boundary has been erected by council staff and wildlife experts to protect rare birds from foxes, crows, dogs and tourists.
It's located just a stone's throw away from a holiday hotspot enjoyed by former England striker Wayne Rooney, wife
Manchester United defender
And, ex-Three Lions Rio Ferdinand has stayed there too with wife
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But residents say the area could be blighted by the massive border, which is set to go up over the sand dunes.
Council officials maintain it is necessary to keep Little Terns, which which fly to the UK from west Africa at the end of April, safe.
The fence will stay until the end of August.
Dog walker Rhodri Jones, 67, told The Sun: 'It's there for a good reason but it is a bit of an odd eyesore on such a beautiful beach.
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'It can be a bit of a nuisance if the tide is in and you have to make a detour but the birds do need protecting.'
Coastal ranger Rick Masson said: 'When you first come across it, it can seem pretty odd.
'I thought that myself. But it's vital and is doing a real good job for the birds.
'We've had a steady increase in the number of Little Terns and this is one of the few places they come to breed.
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'People come from all over the country and even Europe to come and see them and there's always a ranger here.
Looking over the sand dunes, he added: 'I haven't heard people grumble about the fence but you do get the odd one.
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E x-Three Lions Rio Ferdinand and his wife Kate have stayed there too
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The beach is a stone's throw away from a caravan site loved by Wayne and Coleen Rooney
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A dog walker dubbed the fence 'a nuisance'
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'Most people understand why it's here and they just have to go round it.'
The Little Tern arrives back in Britain from West Africa at the end of April to breed on sand or shingle beaches, spits or small inshore islands.
The beach at Gronant offers good nesting habitat as it is made up of a perfect mix of shingle and sand in areas.
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It is the only breeding ground in Wales.
Last year, 166 breeding pairs were recorded and 158 fledglings were counted - a small increase on the previous year.
However crows managed to snatch 60 eggs in 2005, while a fox got inside in 2017 resulting in the loss of 160 eggs after a storm blew away sand under a fence.
Retired teacher Denis Pithon, 77, said: "It's a good thing the fence is there to protect them.
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'Most people are in favour of it and everyone understands the birds need protecting.
'Their main danger is the North Wales weather especially if there is a storm and then a fox gets in.'
This comes as locals from another seaside resort say their town is being ruined by millions of
Weymouth in Dorset is famous for its sandy beaches, which attracts two million day trips a year and millions of holidaymakers' money annually.
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But recently, some locals and BnB and hotel owners have been left fuming following reports of fights, drinking and even
Elsewhere, fuming residents say their town has been destroyed by "scumbag" social media tourists who bring
Whitby in North Yorkshire is famous for its towering cliffs, unspoilt beaches and award-winning fish and chips.
But locals are fed-up with "talentless" influencers wreaking havoc in the seaside town.
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Our beautiful seaside town is ruined by NUDISTS who openly have sex all over our beach
By Summer Raemason
FUMING locals have blasted nudists who openly have sex on a popular UK holiday beach.
Disgruntled residents have slammed beachgoers who
An official
The
Local Steve Shepherd, 68, a retired newspaper executive, told The Sun: "It's no longer safe to take children there to play on their beach.
"It started about three years ago and has got worse every year since since – I was with my two and three-year-old grandchildren last summer and there were naked men deliberately showing off and flaunting themselves.
'It is so offensive that we can no longer take our grandchildren to play on the beach. Unfortunately the
'Apart from the
The Azure Seas village, which has more than 100 holiday and permanent cabins and homes which cost up to £200,000, is set in 15 acres of woodland on the cliffs overlooking the controversial beach and has its own direct access to the sea.
Sales manager Duncan Gooch said: 'It's got nothing to do with nudity what so ever – it is the behaviour of some who go there, a group who think it is OK to indulge in lewd and sexual behaviour on the beach, openly in front of other people.
'It is blatant and deliberate – some are clearly exhibitionists and we take offence – as does everyone living or staying here – at their behaviour.
'Things have got worse over recent so year and are now so bad that a lot of people simply won't go onto the beach because it is full of naked exhibitionists parading up and down and having sex.
"We have complained to the police and they say they will look into it.
'But they told us there was nothing we could do about it. Callers who complain are simply give a reference number.
"We have 100 holiday and permanent homes here but this perverted sexual activity – which goes on from dawn until after dusk – is not what they want to see.'
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It has been erected by the council and wildlife conservation experts
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Little Terns fly to the UK from west Africa at the end of April
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Nick Morran, Wildlife warden for Denbighshire council
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The beach is located just a stone's throw away from a holiday hotspot
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