A picture taken in an Oxford park shows huge amounts of litter left around a bin, rather than in it.

The picture, which was provided to the Oxford Mail, was shared on Facebook by a resident who was walking their dog in Florence Park on Sunday morning.

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Facebook user Kay Kay posted the image on the the social media site and it shows large carrier bags, paper plates and plastic bottles left around the bin.

Writing in the community group, they urged people who have picnics to take their rubbish home with them if it does not fit in the bin.

They said they arrived at the site of the litter “just in time managed to stop someone's dog from ingesting a bit of plastic wrapper”.

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This story was written by Sophie Perry, she joined the team in 2021 as a digital reporter.

You can get in touch with her by emailing: sophie.perry@newsquest.co.uk

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