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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
John Gillespie

Feckless Midlothian vandals torch trees and dump litter at local beauty spot

Shocking pictures of vandalism at a Lothian reservoir have surfaced with bags of rubbish left at the idyllic nature spot.

Officials from Scottish Water took to social media on August 19 to complain about the state that some visitors had left Gladhouse Reservoir in Midlothian. The reservoir is a popular walking spot among locals with the islands providing nesting for Ospreys.

However, images of the damage left by visitors shows bags of rubbish and burnt grass as Scottish Water South East ask walkers to not “spoil it for those who respect this beautiful place.”

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