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| Skegness Seacroft Marsh anti-dogging group fights back | Skegness Seacroft Marsh anti-dogging group fights back |
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| A group set up to tackle public sex acts on a Lincolnshire nature reserve has made a plea for people to reclaim the area. | A group set up to tackle public sex acts on a Lincolnshire nature reserve has made a plea for people to reclaim the area. |
| Seacroft Marsh in Skegness has become a haven for "dogging". | Seacroft Marsh in Skegness has become a haven for "dogging". |
| People have stumbled across sexual activity in the daytime at the site's sand dunes, according to Dave Miller, a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust ranger. | People have stumbled across sexual activity in the daytime at the site's sand dunes, according to Dave Miller, a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust ranger. |
| Police said they do investigate, but for some dogging "is an accepted practice with strict codes of conduct". | Police said they do investigate, but for some dogging "is an accepted practice with strict codes of conduct". |
| Mr Miller said the Friends of Seacroft Marsh was trying to revitalise the area and promote it to visitors. | Mr Miller said the Friends of Seacroft Marsh was trying to revitalise the area and promote it to visitors. |
| Dogging database | Dogging database |
| The problem of sexual activity at the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was highlighted by Mr Miller in January but he said it had been going on for a number of years. | The problem of sexual activity at the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was highlighted by Mr Miller in January but he said it had been going on for a number of years. |
| However, he said raising the issue has encouraged residents to take action. | However, he said raising the issue has encouraged residents to take action. |
| "[Dogging has] not stopped and it has not got any worse, but it's been a catalyst for change," he said. | "[Dogging has] not stopped and it has not got any worse, but it's been a catalyst for change," he said. |
| "The group is in its early stages but we are trying to promote it as a nice area." | "The group is in its early stages but we are trying to promote it as a nice area." |
| Mr Miller said he wanted families to use the area more and for students to use the site as an "open-air laboratory" to study the dune habitats. | Mr Miller said he wanted families to use the area more and for students to use the site as an "open-air laboratory" to study the dune habitats. |
| Seacroft Marsh is an extension of Gibraltar Point, which is designated a National Nature Reserve, and many birds nest in the area. | |
| The Friends of Seacroft Marsh would be keeping a database of dogging incidents to share with police, said Mr Miller. | |
| Lincolnshire Police said in a statement: "For some [dogging] is an accepted practice with strict codes of conduct. | Lincolnshire Police said in a statement: "For some [dogging] is an accepted practice with strict codes of conduct. |
| "The problems arise when individuals undertake such acts within the sight and hearing of others going about their daily business." | "The problems arise when individuals undertake such acts within the sight and hearing of others going about their daily business." |
| The force added it would deal "robustly" with anyone who causes harassment, alarm or distress and blatantly commits offences in locations within the sight and hearing of the public. | The force added it would deal "robustly" with anyone who causes harassment, alarm or distress and blatantly commits offences in locations within the sight and hearing of the public. |