Almost
30,000 people visiting a Norfolk beach in the past three months to see hundreds
of newborn seal pups have caused "parking chaos", a warden said.
Peter
Anstell, chair of the Friends of Horsey Seals (FHS), said the
"phenomenal" number of pups had turned Horsey into a tourist
attraction.
Volunteers
from FHS are attempting to keep visitors from disturbing the record 600 pups on
the beach.
Norfolk
Police has advised people to stay away because of traffic problems.
Grey
seals begin arriving at Horsey beach in November, give birth over the coming
months, and suckle their young before leaving in late January or February.
In
the past decade, the number of seals born on the beach has risen from about six
to about 600 this season, which Mr Anstell described as "a bit of a
phenomenon".
"Visitor
numbers is a real issue for local people," he said.
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