Idiot sunseekers’ mistake sees popular UK beach plunged into lockdown for 2nd weekend in a row

A POPULAR UK beach was plunged into a lockdown for the second weekend in a row, as “irresponsible” sunseekers continue to make the same mistake.

The reckless behaviour led to the shutting of the Welsh beach on Bank Holiday Monday, marking a second round of closures.

GettyA popular UK beach has faced its second weekend of closures[/caption]

Llanddwyn and forest support groupSunseekers have been making a mistake that forces authorities to shut the beach[/caption]

Traeth Llanddwyn beach was locked down on Monday after a fire broke out in the nearby woodland.

Illegal wild campers were thought to be responsible for the blaze.

The Natural Resources Wales (NRW) site manager slammed the holidaygoers for their “irresponsible behaviour”, NorthWalesLive reports.

Visitors who were already on the beach were asked to give the firefighters space as they worked on putting it out.

NRW wardens closed the Newborough Forest road gates to the beach on Sunday evening, August 24.

They reported that a small fire in the forest had been extinguished but was at risk of reigniting.

Wardens said they shut the site as a precautionary measure to safeguard visitors and the local community.

The closure was then extended into most of Bank Holiday Monday when the blaze was found to have restarted, and was only reopened late Tuesday evening.

Nearby residents claimed they could smell the smoke from the fire in Newborough Forest, which borders the beach.

This comes after, the local community has spent the summer living in fear of major blazes, due to the tinder-dry conditions.

Extra patrols were mounted over the Bank Holiday weekend, however, pleas to not light BBQs and campfires were ignored.

Just eight days ago, the Natural Nature Reserve was locked down for the first time ever following reports that wardens had been “overwhelmed” by the number of illegal campers.

During Monday’s lockdown, visitors reportedly ignored the closure and walked to the beach after parking on the A4080.

It wasn’t until 9.23pm the following day that NRW reopened the reserve.

Holidaygoers were also reminded that camping is not permitted in the area, and BBQ’s are banned in all parts of the reserve.

An NRW spokesperson said: “The vast majority of people visiting this special place do so responsibly.

“Yet, this weekend, we have unfortunately seen the significant impact irresponsible behaviour can have on this landscape.

“A single spark from a BBQ or campfire can lead to fires that can devastate habitats and wildlife, and put people at risk of harm.

“We all have a role to play in minimising the risks of wildfires during this very dry spell.

“We’re asking everyone to follow the rules and help protect what makes this place so special.”

Traeth Llandwyn and Newborough Forest have recently become a tourist hotspot, after the sites were used as a filming location in HBO‘s House of the Dragon series.

In a bid to tackle the new traffic issues, parking rules were introduced this summer at Traeth Llandwyn’s three car parks.

However, locals report that once these areas are fill, motorists simply park on the surrounding roads.

Wardens can only ask visitors to remove tents and extinguish fires – often facing abuse when doing so.

NRW hopes a new barrier less parking system due to be introduced this autumn will help control overnight camping.

However, some residents are pushing for more overnight lockdowns.

One wrote online: “Maybe we can sleep a bit better in the evenings knowing that the forest won’t go up in flames.”

The Sun has reached out to the Isle of Anglesey County Council and North Wales Police and Fire departments for further comment.

Facebook/Isle of Anglesey County CouncilThe area has faced traffic issues since its recent growth in popularity[/caption]

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