A woman has hit out at litter louts who trashed a Perthshire beauty spot in an apparent bout of post-school hijinks.
Eva McDonald’s daughters, Saci and Amy, filled more than a dozen bin bags with rubbish, which included a burnt-out tent and revision textbooks.
Ms McDonald, 77, hit out at the culprits forendangering wildlife in Scone Woods.
She said: “We were so shocked at the amount of rubbish lying up there that they (Saci and Amy) returned the following day with 15 large plastic bin bags.
“These did not suffice, so there is still more to be gathered.
“I saw the results of theirefforts before they continued to the tip.
“The whole of the boot of the car was packed to the roof, as was the back seat.
“The haul consisted of a burnt tent and sleeping bags, a child’s paddle pool, empty wine and spirit bottles, alcopops and beer cans, cut open tins of deodorant which I am told are used for sniffing rather than for hygiene and the whole liberally sprinkled with broken glass.
“There were also Higher Grade revision books.
“The sheer irresponsibility of leavingall this garbage lying around to the endangerment of the wildlife in our countryside is mind-boggling,
“Furthermore, I think parents and schools should be made aware of the nature of ‘revision’ going on amongst some of our young.
“From time to time I myself have gathered rubbish in these woods but never have I come across anything so thoroughly disgraceful.”
Derek Robertson, chief executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful, applauded Eva’s daughters for their efforts.
He said: “Eva McDonald is not alone in her observation that there is too much mess and too much discarded litter around Scotland. This is especially troubling when it is dumped in areas of natural beauty, such as Scone Woods, and may cause harm to local wildlife.
“At Keep Scotland Beautiful we are working hard to change our nation’s attitudes to the casual disposal of litter through our Clean Up Scotland campaign, encouraging the public to take action so that Scotland shines when the eyes of the world are on us in 2014.”