Anglesey Wales: Locals fume as tourists trash popular UK beach beauty spot with 'soiled toilet paper' and litter

The beach has been spoiled by littering and wild camping. The White Beach area at Llangoed on Anglesey is marred by rubbish left by careless visitors, despite clear signage banning campfires, overnight stays, and littering.

Plastic bottles, food packaging, and even used toilet paper, have all been spotted on the beach. The National Trust, which advocates for considerate visitation, encourages guests to remove their rubbish due to the lack of waste bins in the area. To protect its environmental importance, camping is strictly forbidden at this location.

North Wales Live reports that locals are voicing their worries about the growing issue as some have noticed a rise in camping and associated litter problems. Mark Russell, an artist living nearby, told North Wales Live: "The littering has been getting worse as more people have been coming here."

He said some visitors were leaving the hedgerows stuffed with coffee cups, plastic water bottles, lids, beer and soft drinks cans, food containers and sweet wrappers. He added: "The litter is everywhere it is in the bushes, the trees and you see plenty toilet paper and stuff about. Some stay overnight in the car park whilst there are more and people camping down on the platform area below. Something really does need to be done about it."

A reader of the paper asked: "How would they like it if they got up one morning to go for a nice walk to their local park only to find that hundreds of 'visitors' had been there camping and left the same mess as they do when they come to Wales. One would not be impressed would one?".

A National Trust Cymru spokesperson said: “Fedw Fawr is an NRW designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and we encourage everyone to visit responsibly. Our teams work incredibly hard to look after the area and carry out regular litter picks.

“We ask visitors to help us protect this special stretch of coastline for both people and wildlife by taking litter home as there are no public bins available. Please clean up after your dogs and keep them under close control around livestock. We ask visitors to respect the countryside. Camping is not permitted at this site. If parking spaces are full, please seek appropriate alternative locations. Let's work together to protect our beautiful areas and respect our local communities.”