I love the beach as well been a regular visiter since the 1970's

Was there this Saturday. Stupidly we enjoyed ourselves a little too much and didn’t cover up quickly enough.  Some  part are a little red (bizarrely our sides), but tell you what it was worth it.

As a side note does anyone know why there were so many dead jellyfish along the coast. Saddened my wife to see so may washed up.

And why on why have the bins been removed from the Shell Bay end of the naturist beach. I have to carry all our rubbish back to the car park at Shell Bay. God I’m soundly like Victor Meldrew.  😉

And why on why have the bins been removed from the Shell Bay end of the naturist beach. I have to carry all our rubbish back to the car park at Shell Bay. God I’m soundly like Victor Meldrew.  😉

Might be something to do with people wrongly expecting a charity to clean up their rubbish for them. It originally came from the car, right?

And why on why have the bins been removed from the Shell Bay end of the naturist beach. I have to carry all our rubbish back to the car park at Shell Bay. God I’m soundly like Victor Meldrew.  😉

Might be something to do with people wrongly expecting a charity to clean up their rubbish for them. It originally came from the car, right?

Yes, it’s a charity and yes I carried it from the car, but in addition it’s one we pay £70 to be a member of and non-members need to pay for parking.
Without the bins I find myself also picking up others discarded rubbish from my favourite beach and carrying that too. We know people are lazy but it the bins return then the level of litter reduces greatly.

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I wonder whether the amount on rubbish discarded increases with peoples' increased expectation of bins. Perhaps there is less discarded rubbish when there aren't bins compared with the amount scattered across the beach by the wind from over-filled bins.
It also occurs to me that the presence of bins might encourage people to leave rubbish on the basis that there are people clearing the beach after them.
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It also occurs to me that the presence of bins might encourage people to leave rubbish on the basis that there are people clearing the beach after them.
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Exactly.

I'm not a member, but if I was I'd probably want my membership fee to be spent on something more important than clearing up my own rubbish.

Sounds like an amazing place which I really should consider visiting soon now I'm not so far away... a few years ago, when I was with BN, there were references to Police swooping the area with heli, so even when asked to go I declined. I take it there's no prohibitive authoritarian behaviour anymore and its a bit more chilled with families being mentioned?

We’re planning to be camped there all day today. The area is safe and welcoming to all naturists. We were on there last month and there were some couples and single ladies which shows the confidence folks have with the environment.

We were on there last month and there were some couples and single ladies which shows the confidence folks have with the environment.

I can agree with this - I was there last week and the atmosphere seemed more relaxed that I've ever know.  Even the "meerkat-zone" in the dunes was more couple-friendly than I've known before.

My wife and I were there on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday had a good number of couples sunbathing (we were at the Shell Bay end of the area) and on Sunday it was overcast so only one other couple and and a lovely elderly lady who had kayaked from Poole to be on the beach.

So yes we were very very comfortable over the weekend

It’s my local, I have been going for over thirty years fantastic place.

Studland is fantastic, hope it’s fantastic on Monday, when myself and my lovely wife will be visiting.

Studland Bay was my first introduction to naturism. I was a teenager and my parents took me. To my surprise I was taken back at the beauty of the beach. I hope its still lo etly and family friendly as it was back then. Great memories.

I'm getting jealous. Happy memories of Studland for me too.

It’s been brilliant this year because of the ferry being out of action, which has meant far less textiles visiting the beech and a much better atmosphere if that makes sense.