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Naturists have hit back after complaints about nude bathers at an Anglesey beach – as the UK gets ready to enjoy an "insane Spanish plume".

Locals have called for a clampdown on nudists after a photo of a man sunbathing naked at Llanddwyn near Newborough in Wales on Saturday was circulated on social media.

But naturists say they are fed up of being treated as if they are doing something suspicious or illegal, the Daily Post reports.

Andrew Welch from British Naturism, which exists to protect and provide more naturist venues, said: “It’s a not a criminal offence."

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“For it to potentially be a criminal offence, it has to be proved that a person took their clothes off with the intention of causing alarm and distress," Mr Welch said.

“These are the only circumstance in which it would be a criminal offence.

“The vast majority of beaches around the world have naturist families on them, so it’s quite offensive for naturists to read that, because a beach is used by families, it can’t be used by naturists.

“We don’t actually need a beach to be officially designated as there is no law."

“But, if the beach were to be designated for nudists, the complainers would go away and it would become a destination for naturist people to visit and spend their money," he continued. "This in turn would be good for the local economy.

“We are fed up with the assumption that naked sunbathers are suspicious and up to something illegal.”

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Graham Williams, Newborough reserve manager for Natural Resources Wales, said nudism is already “actively deterred” on the beach.

“The beaches at Newborough and Llanddwyn are one of many sites we manage across Wales where people can enjoy the beauty of our natural environment,” he said.

“I stress this is not an official naturist beach, but one for families to enjoy.

“We receive numerous complaints from beach users each year.

“We try to actively deter nudism by patrolling the site and informing nudists of the impact their behaviour could have on others.

“We have discussed this issue with community councils and other stakeholders.

“Nudism is not encouraged on the beaches here.”

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Glyn Davies, from Oriel Glyn Davies in Menai Bridge, called for the Malltraeth section of Llanddwyn beach to be designated as an official naturist beach.

He said: “I have many friends and family who are naturists and who are respectable professionals such as doctors, lawyers and scientists.

“To avoid the endless aggravation and conflict every year, it’s about time that Anglesey Council once and for all did designate the Malltraeth section of Llanddwyn as an official naturist beach.”

It comes after Bro Aberffraw councillor Ann Griffith asked Natural Resources Wales, who are largely responsible for the beach, to take action to better control the area following the “upsetting” incident on Saturday.

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Natural Resources Wales said that, although it is not an offence to be naked, it becomes an offence if people become offended by the activity.

According to the Crown Prosecution Service, naturists shouldn’t be prosecuted unless they are involved in an offence other than public nudity.

Anglesey Council have been approached for comment.