A lavender farm has criticised influencer users for “killing their plants” by lying on them for photos on social media.
Hitchin Lavender in Hertfordshire shared a video on Facebook showing how plants were destroyed by visitors sitting or lying in the fields.
In the emotional post, the farm said plants that take “10 years to grow” are being destroyed in “10 seconds” by people hoping to get the perfect selfie at the farm.
‘Please don’t kill our lavender! I didn’t enjoy making this video, but it’s important to share it.
‘Lavender takes years to mature. Within 10 seconds, hundreds of our bushes (most of which are between 10 and 25 years old) are being killed by some visitors who want to sit on them…’
TikTok user Elena Dinca filmed herself lying in a field in Hitchin
Hitchin Lavender in Hertfordshire shared a video on Facebook showing how the plants were destroyed by visitors sitting or lying down in the fields (pictured)
‘Our lavender fields are home to bees, butterflies, moths, larks, spiders, mice, hares, game birds and a wide variety of small insects. Many other animals feed on these creatures, such as swallows, red kites, buzzards, foxes, etc.
“So please refrain from destroying their home and ruining the view for other visitors to enjoy,” they wrote.
In the video, a staff member explained that there is “plenty of room” to walk between the rows of beds.
‘I wanted to share with you how pretty lavender looks right now.
‘My only request is that you refrain from sitting back and destroying the habitat of many creatures and the beauty of many visitors who come to see the lavender.
‘It took about 10 years for lavender to look like it does, only for a plant – and there are many – to be destroyed for a few seconds so that photos could be taken.
“There is plenty of room to walk between the lines. We would not like to close or reduce the number of people.”
There are thousands of Instagram posts of influencers lying in the Hertfordshire countryside.
Talking with him BBCDirector Tim Hunter said visitors “take the photo opportunity a little too far.”
“I think they’re looking for different images, so they actually want to lie in the lavender without knowing that they’re destroying it at the same time, which is a shame.”
“Every year we become more popular, which is great because people take their pictures,” he said.
TikTok is full of clips of people running through lavender fields, Pooja Bera is photographed in Hitchin
“Destroying it for a 10-second photo is a shame.”
The photos show influencers travelling to the farm from as far away as Australia, carrying props including dozens of balloons to pose in spectacular fashion.
A travel blogger wrote that she has “been photographing different angles lately” as she shared a snap of herself lying in a field.
“I was getting used to standing in front of places and thought I could do something more unique,” he said.
This comes amid a backlash from social media influencers who are invading some of Britain’s most popular tourist destinations and beauty spots, causing chaos while also angering locals.
The internet is awash with videos of TikTokkers hitting some of Britain’s most picturesque spots – posing on cliffs, getting stuck on beaches and brawling in Snowdonia.
They have been spotted enjoying themselves at attractions such as Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh and seaside hangouts in Cornwall.
However, locals near some of these sites are complaining about the impact of these tourists with photos and videos showing piles of abandoned rubbish and fights over issues such as parking and queues.
Ugly scenes show influential people apparently disrespecting the monuments, including a woman who fled security and touched the stones of Stonehenge.
Footage has also been shared of a TikToker signing her internet name on a beach in Cornwall.
TikToker caught on camera and shared online footage of Stonehenge clash
A TikTok user has condemned the “idiotic tourists” who plagued Snowdonia in Wales over the weekend
People have been seen climbing onto the abandoned Ramshaw tank in Derbyshire’s Peak District.
Other influencers filmed themselves signing their social media accounts on beaches and climbing into an abandoned tank.
One A video showed a woman at the Stonehenge monument. in Wiltshire, touching the 13-metre-high standing stones before being escorted away.
The TikTok user who uploaded the video described her as a “bad tourist,” and received comments in response such as “The ban on touching is to protect the bioculture on the rocks” and “Shouldn’t she get a fine or something?”
Other The clip was published by a TikToker who writes the name of her online profile Barbiana in the sand on a beach in Cornwall.
She told viewers: ‘I’m a city girl, don’t get me wrong, but look at this, it doesn’t get any better than this, it looks a bit like Greece.
“Of course, I always had to sign my name before leaving the beach.”
A third revealed how cars have been clogging up the area around Snowdonia in Wales, while there were also images of people climbing onto an abandoned tank in the Peak District countryside of Derbyshire.
He Snowdonia video It was posted by someone who told viewers: ‘I thought there were stupid people in the world and then there’s this: three rows of cars, the middle row completely blocked.’
And the video of Ramshaw Tank in the Peak District was shared by the Derbyshire Young Walkers group, who accompanied it with the caption: “Has anyone been to these three amazing hidden gems? The Peak District is full of them!”
The other two attractions they recommended were a waterfall next to an aqueduct in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, and the nearby Hidden Druids Caves in Birchover.
The complaints from UK residents come as fed-up residents of Spain’s Canary Islands have also launched protests demanding a crackdown on British tourists, with graffiti appearing on walls reading: “Tourists go home.”
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