SEA OF RUBBISH: Travellers destroy field in under fortnight leaving owners with £100K BILL
FRIDGES, mattresses, timber and rubble make up a 250-ton sea of debris dumped by travellers after they were evicted from a field.
Somewhere among the rubbish is an old sofa and even a bath.
It is thought the landowners face a bill of at least £100,000 to clear the waste from the site in Bromley, south-east London.
They are thought to have moved in earlier this month to the horror of nearby residents and stayed for several weeks.
The residents are up in arms
The travellers stayed for around two weeks, where dozens of vehicles were spotted on site.
But the landowners were forced to take out a private injunction to have them removed from the site at Blackbrook Lane in Bickley.
A witness told the News Shopper: "The residents are up in arms and the council have been informed."
Police posted a picture on Twitter of the appalling mess, captioning it “fly tipping”.
They wrote: “The travellers have moved on from the site. Sadly they didn’t take their rubbish with them.”
The shocking images showed bricks, wood and bags of rubbish strewn across the whole field.
Bickley Police said the incident is being investigated by Bromley Council.
Last month the Daily Express told how a pensioner had her false teeth knocked out when she battled to stop travellers entering a popular nature reserve.
Sarah Freeman, 73, wrapped herself around the gate at Hilly Fields in Colchester, Essex.
She forced the travellers to flee when police arrived.