Bala tourism: Campers and dogs cause problems at Llyn Tegid

It was not the first time Mr Roberts has had trouble with dogs on his land.

“We lost three rams down by the lake, one was run until it had died of exhaustion. Two were chased into the lake and they died in the lake,” he said.

“It’s distressing… I’ve asked a few people to put their dogs on leads and one person told me that because they were on a public footpath that they didn’t have to.”

Mr Roberts said locals wanted to be able to enjoy the area as much as everyone else.

“It’s there for everybody, but when it gets full… there’s no place for the locals to go.”

Although Mr Roberts is fed up of the situation, he says tourism is essential for the area.

“Tourism is very important, it’s the only big income that this area has got.

“But tourism, farming and locals have to work together. It’s a priority of everyone in this area to try to get everything to work together.