Operation Ironworks
Posted on May 30th 2008
Scottish Police are so concerned about 'back-to-nature' seekers, so-called 'wild campers', that this holiday season they are all focussed upon anti-social behaviour which spoils some of Scotland's most naturally beautiful countryside.
Previous damage has occurred in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and so the park rangers, Forestry Commission, police and traffic wardens will all be united to prevent traces of previous visitors from causing eyesores.
Leading the operation, sergeant Joyce Greenhorn said: "The national park is a popular area for leisure pursuits such as watersports, mountain biking and walking.
"We want to make sure people can visit and enjoy the natural beauty this area has to offer without falling victim to crime or causing an annoyance to others. We also want to ensure that those who live here don't have their quality of life affected by visitors who may break the law. There have been problems in the past with tents, cars, BBQs and bags of rubbish being abandoned. Trees have even been felled in order to have a fire. That is not acceptable especially when there may be firewood lying nearby. We want people to come here and have a good time, but they need to know what they can and can't do."
