A BEAUTY SPOT which has been blighted by fly-tippers over the past year has once again by targeted by tippers.
Builders' rubble and a golf bag were among the rubbish discarded on Tuesday morning in Chapel Lane, Westhumble – a country road which leads to the National Trust's Polesden Lacey estate.
The lane has been used for dumping at least five times in as many weeks according to road users, and nearby Ranmore Common, Hogden Lane and Dorking Road were targeted earlier this year.
Motorist Alan Price discovered the tipping on his way to work on Tuesday, and believes the dumpings are likely being carried out by the same person.
Speaking to the Advertiser, he said: "It is all building waste so it is obviously someone doing some work for somebody and he comes out here to dump it as it's remote and nobody sees.
"The recycling centre is very close so it might be people going there and getting turned away or whatever and then driving down a nearby country lane and dumping it all.
"I'm pretty incensed about it to be honest and so are most people.
"I saw a guy drive up to the rubbish and he was spitting blood because he had to clear it out the way just to get past."
Simon Akeroyd, garden and countryside manager at Polesden Lacey, said fly-tipping had become a "major issue" for the National Trust.
Esther Worboys, National Trust spokeswoman, added: "Clearing up the illegal waste is a time-consuming and unpleasant job, particularly when it is builders' waste with broken glass and the risk of asbestos.
"As well as being harmful to humans, fly-tipped waste can also pose a hazard to wildlife. Garden waste can also spread plant diseases to otherwise healthy areas and one fly tip on Ranmore was dumped on top of a rare plant called heath cud weed."
Councillor James Friend, Mole Valley District Council cabinet member for environment, said: "We rely on tip offs from the public to find fly-tipping as quickly as possible.
"If a resident witnesses it taking place, we urge them to contact us with any information, particularly the details of vehicles involved.
"We are committed to protecting the environment of Mole Valley and listening to the concerns of residents."
To report fly-tipping, visit www.molevalley.gov.uk or call 01306 885001.
To alert police to suspicious activity or an incident in progress, call 101, or 999 in an emergency.
