Police in the New Forest say they have been 'up before dawn looking for a naked man'.

Officers from New Forest Police have told residents not to approach the man but call them immediately.

Posting on their Facebook page this morning, a spokesperson said: "We’ve been up since just before dawn this morning looking for a man who walks naked between Lyndhurst and Ashurst.

"A local resident saw him earlier this week just after 6.30am.

"He’s been seen several times on the track that runs parallel to the A35, especially between the underpass from the golf course behind the cemetery at Bolton’s Bench, through the woods and to the bridges that go over the river as you walk towards Ashurst.

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We’ve been looking for him and carrying out reasaurance patrols and our advice is if you do see him, don’t approach him and call us immediately.

"We will back out on patrol in the area tomorrow morning too."

It is not the first time the man has been reported to officers.

In June, another warning was issued to people, with the man spotted on the fairway at Lyndhurst golf course.

And in May, a dog walker was given a shock when she spotted the man appearing from behind some trees.