As scorching summer days approach, new research shows Brits are interested in sunbathing in the nude when the weather heats up.
In the July 2021 heatwave - the first time the Met Office issued an extreme heat warning - a 354 percent surge in 'naked sunbathing' Google searches took off, according to analysis from the garden retailer Primrose.
This weekend the mercury is predicted to rise to 20C in Scotland in the first step to summer and some sun worshippers will be keen to go taps aff.
But how much are Scots allowed to strip off?
If you're wondering what the rules say, Primrose has found that sunbathers could be flirting with the wrong side of the law, Wales Online reports.
Whether it's going nude in the privacy of your own garden - or out in public - there are a few conditions under Scottish law.
Scotland's nude sunbathing laws explained
The law states that it is not a criminal offence to sunbathe naked in public, as long as it doesn't cause distress or alarm to others.
There is no Scottish law against being naked, or partially naked, in a place where you can be seen, but you have to be discreet and mindful of others.
A member of the public would have to prove they had been put in a state of alarm or distress by your nudity.
In Scots there is just the common law offence of offending public decency - a strand of the breach of the peace.
But if you're not causing offence to the people around you, it's technically not illegal to be naked in a public place.
You are allowed to sunbathe in your garden so long so you aren't offending your neighbours.
The advice from the police is to let your neighbours know if you plan to sunbathe topless in your back garden to avoid any awkward situations.
You would need to be mindful of young children, vulnerable people or the elderly - and remember that exposing your intimate areas will likely cause discomfort to those around you.
The police always advise those who do want an all-over tan to be inconspicuous.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, "a balance needs to be struck between the naturist's right to freedom of expression and the right of the wider public to be protected from harassment, alarm and distress".
In Scotland, you can be arrested under indecent exposure if you are naked in a public place.
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 outlines that it is a prosecutable offence for a person to intentionally expose genitals or intend for someone to be alarmed or distressed by their appearance.
Under Scots law, "indecent conduct" in a public place can constitute the offence of "public indecency".
It's considered by law to be indecent exposure if a woman's nipples are free of clothing and clearly visible. However, people's attitudes towards the female body is slowly evolving to be more tolerant.
Primrose spoke to Michelle, a digital marketing manager based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, who spotted her neighbour tanning in the nude for the first time a few years ago.
"Initially I was a bit shocked to be walking around my house and suddenly see everything outside my window. I worried that they were more visible than they perhaps realised," she said.
"My neighbours sunbathing in the nude is a very regular occurrence in summer. I'm totally used to it now and don’t bat an eyelid, but I do know they've had a disagreement with other people on the street who have disagreed with it.
"They aren't perhaps as private with it as they initially thought and it could be offensive to others, especially different cultures, families and older generations."
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