Sex-mad doggers invade natural beauty spot which inspired the Bronte sisters’ famous novels
Frustrated locals' anger at 'sex-mad perverts' descending on the breathtaking Yorkshire countryside
SEX-mad doggers are plaguing a beauty spot which inspired the books of the Bronte sisters.
They have infuriated locals and walkers by having sex in the undergrowth and leaving behind condoms at a nature reserve near the moorland village of Haworth.
Now a hiker has pinned a notice to a gate that reads: “A message to you dirty doggers. This is a beauty spot and protected area for wildlife.
“Please take home your used condoms. Walkers, runners, families and cyc-lists all use these paths.
“They don’t want to see you bonking in cars or flashing in the undergrowth. Get a room.”
The note also has a mocked-up “no bonking” sign — showing two people having sex with a red line through them.
Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne grew up in Haworth, West Yorks, where their father was the parson.
The bleak but beautiful moors surrounding the village inspired scenes in Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Emily’s classic tale Wuthering Heights.
Kate Bush based her 1978 song of their same name on the book, with her famous lyrics imagining Catherine pleading at Heathcliff's window to be allowed in.
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A local said yesterday: "This area of outstanding natural beauty is a tourist hot-spot and popular with schools and holidaymakers, so we cannot give it over to the doggers.
"The problem has been getting worse for years and something must be done about it.
“The moors are synonymous with romance, and we don’t want them to become famous for the screams of sex-mad perverts."