Wardens to patrol nudist beach

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Community wardens have been employed to patrol the sand dunes and foreshore at Studland Bay in Dorset in an effort to make locals and people visiting the area feel safer.

The three wardens have been specially trained by the police in noticing sexual misconduct or when persons are bringing naturism into disrepute. The wardens have come about through a multiple joint venture between Dorset Police, The National trust and Studland Beach Users Action Group (SBUAG).

The three will patrol the area in addition to the police and beach rangers and will act as another set of eyes, also offering help and advice to all that come to the bay.

“They will be a point of contact in incidents that may occur on the beaches such as littering, unauthorised fires and barbecues, dog fouling, illegal parking, sexual misconduct or incidents which threaten to bring naturism into disrepute. The trio will be highly visible in bright yellow T-shirts and will work alongside existing officers from Dorset Police,” said a Dorset Police spokesperson.

The team of wardens will be in the bay in July an August. Uniformed police officers will still be visible in the bay area as will beach rangers that regularly patrol the beach on quad bikes.

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