Horse riders who continue to break the rules banning them from public beaches during the summer are facing a crackdown, Government warned on Friday.

Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield said although horses are banned from beaches between May 1 to the end of October, every morning horse droppings are found on popular beaches such as Warwick Long Bay.

And she urged members of the public to report any horse riders breaking the rules so they can be punished.

She said: "All riding schools and horse riders know full well that horses are banned from our beaches.

"Yet we continue to receive reports of the mess left behind by horses that have been ridden on Warwick beaches in the early hours of the morning.

"We intend to catch the culprits and to take action against those who choose to flout the law.

"I ask the public to assist by reporting any sightings of horses on beaches to the Department of Parks.

But she said that not all public beaches are open post-Hurricane Fabian.

Church Bay Beach was closed pending "comprehensive engineering work...to make (it) safe and accessible", she said.

"The Minister of Works and Engineering and Housing has agreed to manage this project. The design work will be completed during the summer with work on site to commence in the autumn," she said.

It was announced in April that John Smith's Bay, Church Bay, Warwick Long Bay and Coney Island needed major work done to make them safe.

John Smith's Bay and Warwick Long Bay are open but "acquire additional remedial work to prevent further erosion of the dunes", she said.

The bridge to Coney Island was closed on July 9 "in the interest of public safety", she said.

She chastised "selfish park users" who worsen her Department's "heavy workload" by littering on the Railway Trail, smashing gates, parking their cars within park grounds, camping illegally, or vandalising public spaces.

"The disregard that some members of the public show for Bermuda's parks is inexcusable," she said.