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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Hadden

Wimbledon denies tennis fans are going to the toilet in woods outside park

Wimbledon fans queuing overnight for tickets to the prestigious tennis tournament are allegedly defecating and urinating in nearby woodland, a local campaigner has claimed.

Simon Wright, 68, a member of the Save Wimbledon Park residents’ group, stated that sections of the historic parkland, particularly Horse Close Wood – a secluded area once known as "Piggy Woods" – are being misused as makeshift toilets by some queuers.

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