The Parks Department "is doing the best it can" to clean up Bermuda's beaches and parks after damage caused by Hurricane Fabian.

But coastal environmental engineers from overseas will have to be brought to the Island to assist in restoration work needed at Warwick Long Bay and Church Bay, Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield said yesterday.

"We all wish it could be done faster, but it is not possible," Ms Butterfield said. "The Parks Department is doing the best they can, with crews working six and seven days a week.

"It is regrettable that seven months after Fabian ? a category three hurricane ? that the Opposition is seeking immediate resolution of the beaches," she said in response to criticism from the United Bermuda Party on Government's as-yet failure to complete beach clean-up.

"Some parks and beaches have changed forever and we must begin to accept that. A number of sites need far more than superficial restoration."

But she pointed to Horseshoe Bay, Clearwater Beach, and John Smith's Bay as clear examples of work being done.

Coastal and environmental engineers from Smith & Warner International, the company which conducted a coastal erosion study on the Island in June of 2003 and returned to assess damages after Fabian, will be returning to Bermuda to assist in the restoration project of Warwick Long Bay and Church Bay, she said. understands signs will be placed in such areas warning about the serious structural damage there, however was unable to contact Ms Butterfield last night for confirmation.