FLY-tippers continue to blight beauty spots and verges in the New Forest.

And an anti-litter campaigner says he is “amazed” the Forestry Commission and police do not patrol at night in a bid to stop antisocial behaviour.

In recent weeks a large quantity of household rubbish has been dumped in a gateway in Lyndhurst Road near Bransgore, while carpet and cardboard was abandoned next to the remnants of a bonfire that damaged the turf at Linford Bottom, Ringwood.

Campaigner Mike Marks came across the debris scattered around near the Linford Bottom car park when he walked his terriers.

“The car park has been blighted – again – by mindless people with no social responsibility,” said Ashley Heath resident Mr Marks, who gave a talk on the dangers to animals of littering and donated 50 litter pickers to Poulner Junior School in July.

He said the Linford Bottom litterers had set fire to aerosols and glue cans.

Mr Marks said there is Forestry Commission keeper’s cottage only two minutes walk away from Linford Bottom, rich in wildlife and where cattle and ponies graze.

“As a local resident with children who appreciate the beauty of the place we call home it astounds me that individuals just like these are not able to appreciate their own county,” he said.

“We are truly lucky to have such diversity in our area such as heath, wood and sea as well as the luxury of a cosmopolitan town like Bournemouth on our doorsteps.”

A Forestry Commission spokesman said the keeper had received a late night report late at night and investigated later.

The commission has a contract with New Forest District Council to remove rubbish.

“It’s probably one of thousands of incidents we have in the New Forest every year,” she said.

A police spokesman said there were no known solvent abuse issues in the area and the containers were more likely to be industrial waste.

Anyone who knows of tipping problems should contact police who can then target specific areas.

Officers can issue £50 fixed penalty notices but district councils have greater powers of prosecution which can lead to fines of up to £2,000.