TOURISTS are making the lives of residents in a beauty spot “hell” due to their out of control dogs and the piles of litter left behind. The picturesque lake at Eryri national park, aka Snowdonia , in Wales was recently named the UK’s fifth best for a “water-based staycation”. Llyn Tegid, Bala, has built a name for itself as being a place for water sports, fishing and its natural beauty.
It has though also become renowned for wild campers and motorhome owners due to its “free” parking and tent spots. The problem has become so bad that a clearway order, banning drivers from parking there for any reason other than an emergency, was put in place on the B4402, running along the lake’s eastern sore. Wider problems have also existed and Llangywer Community Council has a meeting with Eryri National Park wardens to discuss solutions on July 30.
Read More on Beauty Spots There have been a number of complaints from local residents, with littering being a big issue as well as music and noise from “partying” campers and the fire risk posed by BBQs and campfires. Toiletry issues are also a concern, with some campers said to use the lake. Another issue is dogs .
Llangower farmer Geraint Roberts told the Daily Post he had heard barking in one of his fields on July 18 and when he went to investigate he discovered a dog had ripped out the stomach from one of his lambs, with its mother next to it. Most read in The Sun Geraint said: “I drove all over the mountain that nigh.