https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/action-taken-tackle-problems-beauty-21411587I couldn't agree more with the sceptics. A walk up to Geirionydd last week brought the welcome sight of a near empty lake with just a handful of canoes and paddle boards anywhere near the monument end.This was a far cry from my last visit a week or two ago when I took one look at the crowds and turned tail and headed back to Trefriw.
Up at the car park end it was still very ,very busy but at least a sense of tranquility had returned to most of the area. Let's face it, up there very few actually want to walk very far from their cars.
To achieve this though the council have actually been as destructive as the accused tourists. It was obvious that something needed to be done about parking along the shore of the lake but is this really the answer? It looks like a mole has been at work and the roadside is now littered with signs and cones talking of which, when we got to the car park end two cars were parked on either side of the gate next to the cattle grid. They wanted to be right next to the boat launch and judging from the number plates they were both from Lancashire and had obviously arrived together.One was parked right next to a temporary "No Parking" sign. I looked at the sign with a deliberate bemused look and the driver just walked up to it and turned it over face down on the grass.
I don't blame people wanting to enjoy our countryside, it's not ours exclusively just because we happen to live here, but a lack of respect is something totally different. It is however perhaps time that the council started looking at increased parking areas where space allows in some of our most popular spots.