FOUR people who travelled from England to climb Cader Idris for a photoshoot have been reported by police.

North Wales Police received a report yesterday (Saturday) at 11am from a National Park Warden informing them of a vehicle which had moved barriers and parked in ’Dol Idris’ carpark on the A487 near Tal Y Llyn.

In a social media post, officers from North Wales Police Gwynedd South said: “On the arrival of Dolgellau officers, four individuals were returning down from the mountain.

“They were from Salisbury, Manchester, Wokingham and Dudley.

“They had come to the area to get photo content of a brand of shoes, as they specifically wanted shots at Llyn Cau.

“This was not deemed essential, they put themselves at great risk.

“All four have been reported. We remind the public of the restrictions which are still in place.”

A host of car parks, visitor centres and beauty spots in the Snowdonia area have been closed during the latest lockdown to discourage people from travelling to the area.

These new measures do not prevent people from going outside to exercise but encourage them to do so close to home.

The stay-at-home rules allow people to go out once a day close to home to exercise – but in groups of no more than four people from two separate households.

Speaking on the lockdown rules earlier this month, Chief Superintendent Nigel Harrison, North Wales Police said: “Travelling into Wales for exercise or without a reasonable excuse is not permitted, and the sooner we can continue to slow the spread of the virus the sooner we can welcome people back here.

“Increasing the population of our area will place an unreasonable burden on our NHS and other key workers who are working hard to ensure the safety of everyone.

“People should not think of ways of circumventing the law and the police should not be needed to reinforce common sense.

“Focussing on what might result in a fine misses the point of why we’ve been asked to stay at home; to prevent the virus spreading and save people’s lives – including your own or those of your loved ones.

“We will be operating in a visible way on our road networks and in towns and villages ensuring that people are complying with the restrictions.

“The mountains, beaches and countryside will be here when this is over for us all to enjoy and everyone will look forward to welcoming visitors back once it is safe again to do so. Until then please stay home, protect the NHS, save lives.”