Unruly visitors are loved beauty spots

Anti-social behaviour and waste is tarnishing shores

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leaving litter and human waste when they leave.

“I am in the process of setting up a multi-agency meeting involving the police, council officers, NatureScot wardens and my fellow ward councillors to see if we can put together a plan to deal with this problem.

"The police have suggested the introduction of by-laws that would empower them to deal with situations they are unable to deal with currently. I hope to hold this meeting before the end of the month."

In 2022 locals set up the Loch of Clunie Preservation Group to protect the historic spot, which is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

They have raked beaches, filled hundreds of bags with rubbish, restored the landscape and erected signs, including signs to deter people from camping and lighting fires next to the ospreys' nesting tree.

A spokesperson for Loch of Clunie Preservation Group said: “Spring in rural Scotland brings not only bluebells and sunshine, but it also brings out people who don’t care about the environment, and just want to 'get away' on a Friday night, party, get drunk, and then go home and leave everything behind.

“Not everyone, of course, but over the last six to seven years we've seen a gradual increase in litter and bad behaviour and there is little sign of things improving.