Local residents living close to a Scots beauty spot were left furious this week after wild campers ruined the area with rubbish and abandoned their equipment.
Edinburgh Live reports that the group responsible for the mess had set up camp on woodland in Penicuik, Midlothian at the weekend, and appeared to have abandoned the gear and left their litter behind. Images taken by local resident John Griffin showed three full tents still set up in the clearing, as well as blankets, sleeping bags and other accessories.
Outside the tents, the ground had been covered in plastic bags, with food and drink wrappers left lying around the campsite. In an effort to keep the area clean, John had filled four large bags with the group's rubbish, with others coming to collect the abandoned tents the following day.
