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Cleethorpes dog restrictions could be extended, report suggests

Cleethorpes dog restrictions

Cleethorpes dog restrictions could be extended, report suggests

According to a Cabinet report by North East Lincolnshire Council, dog restrictions on Cleethorpes Beach could be extended to protect the conservation area.

The extension of the ban will reportedly include the Humberston Fitties if people do not stop disturbing the wildlife there.

Dog owners reportedly should not be walking their pets between the Wonderland Groyne and Cleethorpes Leisure Centre from Good Friday to the end of September, but the PSPO could be extended during the winter.

If the rules are broken, people could face fines of £100.

Alternatively, dogs may have to be kept on leads in the area.

The council’s aim is to teach visitors about the importance of natural habitats and preservation.

New signs will raise awareness about the nesting birds and how visitors can protect the wildlife there better.

The report states: “If recreational disturbance becomes unmanageable and it is deemed that signage, education and other passive mitigation measures for recreational disturbance are no longer able to effectively mitigate recreational disturbance, then NELC will look to impose other enforcement measures.

“These measures may include a change to the dog walking PSPO.

“Changes to the PSPO could include extending the dog walking ban from the Cleethorpes Leisure centre to the end of Humberston Fitties during the wintering bird season or could include dogs needing to be kept on leads in the same area.”

It adds: “It’s NELC’s intention to only use any such enforcement measure as a last resort where other forms of mitigation are no longer effective or possible.

“We want our primary method for managing recreational disturbance to be through education and working with everyone who uses our protected coastline.”

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