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Cathy Owen & Owen Hughes

Visitors leaving piles of human poo at Welsh beauty spot

Plans are being put forward to stop the growing problem of dog walkers leaving piles of poo next to a mountain shelter at a Welsh beauty spot.

Dulyn Bothy, next to Llyn Dulyn, in the Carneddau area of Eryri is looked after by the Mountain Bothies Association, which maintains over 100 bothies (a type of shelter) around the UK.

But in recent years they have experienced a growing problem with visitors dumping piles of 'human waste' and rubbish close to the Dulyn Bothy, something also seen at other sites. They say this has accelerated further since the pandemic.

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