A picturesque part of the Perthshire countryside is being blighted by wild campers, party-goers and vandals.
The problem is so bad at Dunning Glen the community has been forced to raise funds to pay for the clean-up.
An increase in wild camping has seen the area plagued with scorched ground from campfires and barbecues, mounds of broken glass, refuse and discarded camping equipment.
Waterways have also been fouled with rubbish by those camping without a thought for the environment.
While members of the community have in the past responded by staging their own clean-ups, the problem has escalated to the extent they can no longer stem the tide.
Fossoway and District Community Council has now applied for a grant from Perth and Kinross Council in a bid to have more drastic action taken.
Chairman Sandy Morrison said residents were becoming increasingly concerned by the issue, which has been raised with police.
“There has been camping in this area for generations and as long as people have been responsible there have been few problems, but things have moved on from that.
“It’s developed from simple wild camping and we’re now seeing impromptu campsites and marquees as people visit from the central belt for raves organised over the internet.
“People are setting up camp and boozing all day and all evening. They leave behind all kinds of rubbish, principally glass bottles, but also camping equipment evidence of campfires.
“As there are no toilet facilities they also leave behind a great deal of human waste following these type of events and it’s a real mess.”
A Perth and Kinross Council spokeswoman confirmed they had received an application to its Community Fly-tipping Fund for financial assistance with cleaning up Dunning Glen.
“The fund is open to community councils and other not-for-profit organisations and provides the opportunity for communities to access funding so they can work together to tackle the problem of fly-tipping through measures such as fencing, signage and the removal of fly-tipped waste from private land,” she said.
“The community council made an informal approach to the council regarding staff assistance with the clean-up.
“However the inaccessible nature of parts of the glen and the nature of some of the waste left there meant that we were not able to fully assist in a clean-up.
“Fly-tipping is an unnecessary activity and an environmental crime that can lead to prosecution.
“The council is always concerned to hear of this type of incident and would strongly discourage people from fly-tipping. Help is available from the council to anyone needing to dispose of large amounts of waste or bulky items through services such as special uplifts and our recycling centres.”
Just last month Tayside Police launched a renewed crackdown on campers who continue to blight the Perthshire countryside.
The banks around lochs Tummel, Rannoch and Tay have been among the areas worst effected by anti-social behaviour.