Ten people were spotted leaving a Bucks beauty spot as firefighters arrived to put out two fires.

Bucks Fire and Rescue has urged visitors to the county's extensive woodlands and natural beauty spots to respect the Countryside Code after more fires at Whiteleaf Cross.

It comes as the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) said it was "saddened" that a number of its nature reserves had also been damaged by anti-social behaviour.

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On Friday, a fire crew was called to the top of Whiteleaf Hill, just outside Princes Risborough, to deal with two fires.

A group of people were spotted by firefighters leaving the area, which is a nature reserve, at around 10pm.

It is not the fire time this week firefighters have been called to fires at the top of Whiteleaf Cross.

They were called at 11pm on Tuesday, June 2, to a campfire.

There have also been a string of other incidents of fires in woods and other public areas recently.

On Saturday morning (June 6), firefighters were called to a tree fire in Fennell's Wood in Loudwater - which could be seen from the M40.

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Fire crews from High Wycombe and Beaconsfield used hose reels, water backpacks, haydrags and axes to deal with the fire at 10.15am and carried out a reinspection later that afternoon.

999 calls were also made to deal with a campfire in Cliveden woods in Taplow at 8pm on Saturday, June 6.

Arson is the suspected cause of a blaze in woodland near Langtons Meadow in Farnham Common just before 67pm on Sunday, June 7.

This is not just a problem at the weekends though - firefighters also suspect arson after a log was set on fire near the Coombe Hill monument in Butlers Cross in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3.

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There have also been reported fires in the woods in West Common, Gerrards Cross, on the morning of June 2, a tree stump set alight in Boundary Road in Taplow on May 31 and bushes on fire in Ellesborough Road, near Coombe Hill, the same day.

Bucks Fire and Rescue has issued a plea for anyone visiting these beauty spots to respect the Countryside Code.

The Code, which has been updated for the coronavirus pandemic, sets out how visitors should behave - and urges them not to have barbecues or fires, take all litter home and keep dogs under control.

It also urges people to follow paths, but give way to others when it is narrow.

The warning comes just days after Buckinghamshire Council reported bad behaviour in its three country parks - Denham, Langley and Black Park.

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Shocking photos show rubbish dumped on the ground in a cow field, terrible parking and litter near public benches.

And BBOWT said breeding birds such as water rail, great crested grebe and reed warbler were being disturbed at Weston Turville reservoir because of people swimming, carrying out unauthorised boating, drinking, partying and having fires on fishing platforms that extend out into the water.

Mounds of litter have also been blowing into the water and other "inappropriate" behaviour like cycling along narrow paths and dogs off leads has also been reported.