Wilstone Reservoir car park in Tring scattered with litter

The woman, who has asked not to be named, visited Wilstone Reservoir along the Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire border on March 30 with her husband for an afternoon walk.

The married couple visited Wilstone Reservoir on March 30 for an afternoon walk (Image: NQ)

However, upon arriving in the car park, she was left shocked as several carrier bags and bottles were left in one of the parking spaces.

The nature reserve, which is part of Tring Reservoir, is home to many birds such as swans, ducks, moorhens and geese.

Many plastic bottles were left in the Wilstone Reservoir car park (Image: NQ)

The area is also home to a large population of bats, whilst fishermen and women regularly visit the site.

She told the Free Press: “It’s awful. It’s not hard to take rubbish home with you.

“People are coming here to enjoy nature and what it brings, so why can’t people respect the surroundings?

A view from the car park when you walk towards the reservoir (Image: NQ)

“Seeing all that litter in the car park made me realise how lazy people can be.

“It’s disgusting.”

According to the independent environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, around two million pieces of litter are dropped across the UK streets daily, which costs roughly £1b a year to remove via the taxpayer.

The trash was left in one car park space (Image: NQ)

Additionally, there was an increase in fly-tipping reports between 2021/22 and 2022/23 in Buckinghamshire.

During the latter 12 months, 3,293 reports were made to the council, compared to 3,140 one year earlier. 

It's not known when the rubbish was left (Image: NQ)

Those who are caught fly-tipping are usually hit with a fine, but some cases can see people receive a jail sentence of up to five years.

A section of the reservoir (Image: NQ)