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Doggers are descending on Teesside landmarks for horny hook-ups.

Sex-hungry swingers meet at the spots, guided by directions listed on online site Swinging Heaven - which describes itself as "the most popular community of UK swingers".

The forum openly lists Teesside Park, the Tees Barrage and even Durham Tees Valley Airport as favourites for dogging - a slang term for people who watch or engage in public sex acts.

One section of the site says: "Welcome to our dogging sites/locations section.

"Let's work together to make this a great resource for all the doggers and exhibitionists out there."

Cleveland Police did not wish to comment on the locations reportedly used for such activities, but said officers were "aware" of several locations.

A full list of Teesside locations is listed on the website, which describes the activity as "a predominantly British activity that involves outdoor exhibitionism in car-parks, wooded areas and the like".

Teesside Park

(Image: Ian Cooper)

The forum says doggers gather near the old Millenium Nightclub after 11pm most Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

And users of Swinging Heaven describe it as "ideal for late night fun" with a small wooded area "for more discreet fun".

Redcar Dunes

(Image: Pete Reimann)

A single road track past Cleveland Golf Club and Corus leads to one of Teesside's busiest dogging spots, the website states.

The usually tranquil Redcar Dunes used by dog walkers and families by day, are apparently "dead until 10pm", but turn "very busy" later with "plenty of couples at it", it adds.

"Good fun for all," said one user. "I've been there every Thursday and Friday night since Xmas."

Durham Tees Valley Airport

(Image: Katie Lunn/Teesside Live)

The free site - "dedicated to giving adults a platform to meet, chat and enjoy other people who swing" - says couples and other like-minded people meet after 7pm not far from Durham Tees Valley Airport.

A lay-by on the A67, just metres from the runway lights is reportedly a hotspot.

Swinging Heaven states the site is "surrounded by bushes hidden from main road" and is a "good spot for couples and joining in".

Cowbar Car Park

People also head to East Cleveland, apparently heading towards Boulby Potash Mine.

The site directs interested parties to a lane leads past an isolated farmhouse and to a disused car park at Cowbar.

"Been naked in the car park a number of times," said one lonely dogger, who added: "Most nights it’s empty."

Tees Barrage

(Image: Evening Gazette)

The rapids of the Tees Barrage also play backdrop to steamy late-night sessions, according to the site.

There are lots of little car parks hosting "very handy action" with a good mix of single lads and couples, says the site.

Ormesby Woods

Others are directed along fields and into the hills to Ormesby Woods, where the doggers gather in an underpass for shelter, apparently after 7.30pm.

Elsewhere

Romps are also said to happen under the Tees Flyover, Thornaby Industrial Estate, and the Showfield Car Park, in Stokesley.

There are also "lots of little areas to play" in woods at Kirkleatham, around Brotton and near Lockwood Beck Reservoir near Guisborough.

Is dogging illegal? Dogging is a slang term for having sex in public while other people watch. It usually occurs in car parks or woodland in quiet areas. Although it is not banned by one particular law, participants could be committing several offences. These include anything from indecent exposure, public lewdness and gross indecency. People caught may also be prosecuted under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 or for outraging public decency.

Swinging Heaven also offers ettiquette, or rules, of the activity - including "only join in or move closer if you are asked, or if you see the interior lights of the car flashing (a signal to move closer as the couple want voyeurs to watch or perhaps even join in)."

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