BEACHGOERS are being asked to be on the look out for serial fly-tippers after a pile of burnt out rubbish was again found at Ynyslas last week.

Natural Resources Wales staff at the Dyfi Ynyslas Nature Reserve made the unpleasant discovery — a big pile of tinned food, plates, appliances, bowls and nappies — after arriving for work on Monday, 6 February, leading them to believe the culprit struck over the weekend.

But NRW told the Cambrian News this week that this happens on a regular basis — approximately every three weeks — and each time reserve staff spend hours cleaning it up to prevent damage to wildlife.

An NRW spokesperson said: “Over the last year the reserve has suffered from regular fly-tipping. Every three weeks, a pile of tinned food, plates, bowls and nappies is dumped on the reserve and set on fire. Reserve staff spend two hours cleaning this up each time — and this also comes at a cost to the wildlife living at the reserve."

Ali Chedgy, Ceredigion assistant reserve manager at NRW, said: “We urge everyone to be considerate and understand that dumping rubbish can harm the whole reserve and affect the local people who enjoy it and the visitors who are so important to the area’s economy.”

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