Tonnes of illegally-dumped waste plagues Kent beauty spot

Tonnes of illegally dumped waste is plaguing a Kent beauty spot, this drone footage shows.
A local community living by the ancient woodland is calling for the Environment Agency (EA) to “do the right thing” and immediately secure the funding to clear up the mess.
Hoad’s Wood is a beauty spot in Ashford, Kent, designated a site of special scientific interest, but is now described as an “environmental disaster”.
Campaigners have said the bluebell woodland has turned into a “desolate wasteland” buried under landfill waste, which in some areas is 25-foot-deep.
An EA spokesperson said it is aware of the impact fly-tipping has on communities and is determined to “keep one step ahead” of the criminals.
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[@lindadejonge]

Fly tipping of household rubbish, illegal dumping of chemicals etc. shows how much some people care about the environment!! When caught, they should get a hefty fine, made to clean it up and made to watch as their methods of transport are crushed...the courts need to treat the guilty as murderers!!!

[@kitcat4512]

Determined is obviouly the wrong approach?

[@gavindouglas7020]

I bet there none indigenous to Britain 🇬🇧

[@podthesod]

Obviously done by horrible greedy stupid people …. but …. what the hell were the police or council doing about it …this poor country is truly broken.

[@potnoogle5780]

Blame it on sunak and stamar, their donors dumping waste.