stop-promoting-nudity-at-sherwood-forest

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Please read this petition, I know it's local but it could spread to other areas if unchecked.
The RSPB and Nottinghamshire County Council are joint operators of Sherwood Forest. In recent times, nudists have started walking around here, sometimes in groups of up to 12 men. My wife used to regularly jog around the forest, but stopped when she came across this group of men. The reason this needs to be discouraged, is on the afternoon of the 15th July, my wife, now on a bike, was cycling through Budby Moor when she was confronted by a naked man in the bushes who was 'self gratifying' himself as she went by.

There is a nudists retreat nearby that they can use, away from the public. Instead of discouraging this minority, the RSPB have stated in national newspapers and in signs at the forest, that the nudists are welcome so long as they wear clothes when leaving and returning to their cars.

No. Nudists do no harm

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And you are promoting nudity at Sherwood yourself, I had no idea it was allowed. Until now

Signed and shared. No problem with nudists in designated nudist areas. But not in public places where I walk with my kids. They can fuck off with this shit.

Signed and shared. There is no end to men's arrogance and entitlement.

Did he walk out of the Bush wanking and continue to wank while confronting your wife? What happened?

I hope she laughed at him.

That's not nudity per se - that's assault. Disgusting. And can't believe a poster has defended it.

Are you the husband of the woman then?
Or did you copy and paste from the Telegraph?
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/05/walkers-cyclists-sherwood-forest-upset-merry-band-nudists/

@YetAnotherSpartacus

That's not nudity per se - that's assault. Disgusting. And can't believe a poster has defended it.

Me neither. Amazing the people that lurk on here defending this shitty behaviour.

I’m local to this area and can confirm that I have friends who run/cycle this area are regularly confronted with these nudists.

@Jorrris

Signed and shared. No problem with nudists in designated nudist areas. But not in public places where I walk with my kids. They can fuck off with this shit.

If you read the many articles in all the national papers yesterday about it, there is apparently a designated area for naturists in a specific area. The RSPB and NCC have already said they can't and won't stop this. What did the police say OP when you reported the pervert on the 15th July?

@YetAnotherSpartacus

That's not nudity per se - that's assault. Disgusting. And can't believe a poster has defended it.

I haven’t defended anyone wanking. Obviously not acceptable whether the man was wearing clothes or not. I am defending nudists who are in a permitted area for nudists

I'm also local, and know that certain areas of SF have been known for years for dogging etc but hadn't, I confess, heard about the naturists.
I'm not trying at all to defend any pervs, and frankly IMO naturists should absolutely stay well within their own "area" but it could well be that common or garden pervs are starting to hang out (no pun intended) around there knowing they'll get the naturist group blamed rather than the fact they're just sick fucks.

If you read the many articles in all the national papers yesterday about it, there is apparently a designated area for naturists in a specific area.
The RSPB and NCC have already said they can't and won't stop this.

Yep. That's why there's a petition right.

Because of this:

scores of naked people were regularly seen wandering far from secluded Budby South Forest into busier tourist areas

That's not ok.

Can you not speak to the actual nudist community about this, I am sure if this individual is connected to them they don't want their club brought into disrepute.
Also, contact a local MP. Not sure of the legalities and if you need a permit to set up such a club, but surely they don't just get to walk around outside the area without a licence ?
Nudism isn't my thing, but if they are otherwise doing no harm I would let them get on with it, but with a few rules from the people that are that are having to share that space.

@PortMerrionCentre

And you are promoting nudity at Sherwood yourself, I had no idea it was allowed. Until now

Calm down. This isn't aibu.

Shocking that people accept this as an "activity" when the op has clearly stated how insidious it was.

@Jorrris

If you read the many articles in all the national papers yesterday about it, there is apparently a designated area for naturists in a specific area. The RSPB and NCC have already said they can't and won't stop this.

Yep. That's why there's a petition right.

Because of this:

scores of naked people were regularly seen wandering far from secluded Budby South Forest into busier tourist areas

That's not ok.

Of course what happened to the OP's wife isn't OK. And presumably the police are involved regarding that one incident.

@comebacksunshines

Can you not speak to the actual nudist community about this, I am sure if this individual is connected to them they don't want their club brought into disrepute. Also, contact a local MP. Not sure of the legalities and if you need a permit to set up such a club, but surely they don't just get to walk around outside the area without a licence ? Nudism isn't my thing, but if they are otherwise doing no harm I would let them get on with it, but with a few rules from the people that are that are having to share that space.

From reading the press it seems it's not a club per se, just a designated area that they can use "as long as they are clothed getting to that area"

I'd have thought the police (following the incident the OP has reported) would be taking action. What have they said OP?

Scores of people (mainly men) wandering around in busy public areas is not one incident. You may be ok with that. I'm not. Most people are not.

@Jorrris

Scores of people (mainly men) wandering around in busy public areas is not one incident. You may be ok with that. I'm not. Most people are not.

Neither am I. The OP has reported that their wife was flashed at. That's the one incident I'm talking about.

It's mostly gay doggers.
A majority of which are married.

You're conflating two very different things, naturism and indecent exposure. Naturism is not sexual in nature, I have no issue with it. Indecent exposure is a criminal issue and the police need to address it. Are there any cameras in the area? Pretty sure there will be at the car park and visitor centre, so that would be a starting point.

@Jorrris

Apologies, further news articles suggest the OP's wife also came across a group of "up to 12" male nudists when she was jogging in the area. This seems to be prior to the perv in the bushes when she was on her bike. Budby Moor seems to be part of the area where (according to the SF website) you may meet nudists.

So two incidents involving the OP's wife. I imagine, unless the group were outside the boundary of the Budby forest area on the map, the police wouldn't be interested in that incident (or if sympathetic there'd still be little legally to be done) but the second one was clearly an offence.

I repeat, the last thing I want to come across when walking with my children is a group of naked men. But within the designated area it's not illegal.

I've signed this. We've a similar problem in a nature reserve near where I live: men wandering around naked, having sex and leaving used condoms all over the place. Children can't play safely and women are deterred from using the area, but the police do nothing except trumpet how woke they are on LGBT issues.