Doncaster named as UK dogging capital as outdoor sex rockets during lockdown

Doncaster has been named as one of the UK’s dogging capitals – with outdoor sex rocketing during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a new study.
By Darren Burke
Published 29th Oct 2020, 15:14 BST
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Doncaster is one of three Yorkshire towns and cities which appear in the top 20 dogging capitals of the UK as casual sex restrictions see Brits flocking to outdoor sex spots.

With parts of the country moving into tier three and sex indoors between people from different households now being illegal, experts expect that bonking Brits will only get more adventurous in their sexual endeavours to reduce the risk of being caught in the act.

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The Hookup Hotspots map by dating and sex experts Datingroo reveals that Leeds takes the number eight spot for dogging capital of the UK, Sheffield takes 16th spot and Doncaster takes 19th spot with the Yorkshire folk not wanting to miss out on the lockdown loving.

Dogging and outdoor sex are on the rise in Doncaster.Dogging and outdoor sex are on the rise in Doncaster.
Dogging and outdoor sex are on the rise in Doncaster.

Research shows that there have been almost 30,000 Brits searching for dogging locations in the last two months, and there has been an 85% increase in people searching for outdoor hookup spots over the last year.

The last two weeks showed the highest number of dogging searches since summer and 'dogging' was even trending on Twitter in the UK with over 2,500 tweets in the two hours following the announcement.

The study says that Doncaster has 24 outdoor sex hotspots with the grounds of Conisbrough Castle, the Straight Mile at Doncaster Racecourse and a secluded lane near to Doncaster Sheffield Airport among favourite spots.

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Overall, Manchester takes the top spot as Dogging Capital of the UK with an impressive outdoor hookup 131 locations. Birmingham comes in second place with 103 spots.

UK DOGGING LOCATIONS WITH NUMBER OF HOOK UP SPOTS

1 Manchester – 131

2 Birmingham – 103

3 Chelmsford – 85

4 Liverpool – 83

5 Bristol – 76

6 Cardiff – 76

7 London – 67

8 Leeds – 63

9 Edinburgh – 62

10 Newcastle – 59

Meanwhile, Spain has been named as the world’s most popular spot for outdoor sex with an impressive 15,872 sexy locations.

Research showed that Spain’s capital, Madrid is a very popular spot with 288 outdoor sex locations.

The UK comes in second place with 4,616 hookup locations while Australia and New Zealand take 3rd and 4th place.

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