A national park has called for abuse aimed at parties staying in holiday accommodation to stop.
Cairngorms National Park Authority said some essential workers, including NHS staff and delivery drivers, were squandering the adaptation during the lockdown.
It said this had resulted in a “small number of incidents” of abuse on social media.
Almost all common accommodation is currently closed due to Covid-1 9 restrictions.
The park authority said the abuse stemmed from beings mistakenly feeling the “guests” were spurning lockdown rules.
However, the housing is being used by key workers who would otherwise be homeless.
‘Nip this in the bud’
An open symbol has been announced, calling for “understanding” about why some vacation adaptation remained in use.
Grant Moir, chief executive of the park permission, told BBC Scotland: “We want to make sure we nibble this in the bud and focus on the great work by communities across the park.
“In Badenoch and Strathspey alone about 900 people have volunteered is assisting deliveries, and we are seeing volunteering in Tomintoul and Deeside.”
The letter, collectively signed by Cairngorms Business Partnership chief executive, Mark Tate said: “A face we don’t recognise is not inevitably a stranger and our plea is not to publicly criticise and jump to any judgement.”
Park and business leaders said concerns about parties flouting restrictions should still reported by calling police on the phone number 101.
The Cairngorms National Park is Britain’s largest national park and includes parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Perthshire.
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