Sefton Park was left in a disgusting state by groups of people leaving behind piles of rubbish after yesterday's mini heatwave.
A clean up operation is now underway after bins were left overflowing and surrounded by piles of empty cans and bottles.
Grassy areas were also left littered with used BBQs, discarded face masks and piles of rubbish left behind by visitors.
In a number of patches, the grass was left scorched by disposable BBQs, with empty alcohol crates littered nearby.
Images from Sefton Park in Liverpool this morning show council refuse workers picking up litter across the park, while others show large numbers of bottles and cans left near to overflowing bins.
Pictures of the rubbish first emerged last night after yesterday saw the hottest day of the year so far for our region.
With the Rule of Six reintroduced on Monday, many headed to their local parks to enjoy meeting up with friends and family outdoors for the first time in months.
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Large numbers of people could be seen at Sefton Park and Formby Beach, with many people taking drinks, food and other items like BBQs.
Images from Formby also show littering, with things like cool boxes left on the dunes.
While there were some instances where people had clearly made no effort to move their rubbish from where they had been sitting, some had left it near overflowing bins.
Visitors to parks and other green spaces are urged to take rubbish home with them if there is no available space in a bin.
Sefton Park is a popular location for people to visit and saw chaotic scenes earlier this year when more than 1,000 people attended one area of the park on St Patrick’s Day.
That was not in line with lockdown rules at the time and also saw large amounts of litter left at the park.
Many people took to Twitter to voice their frustration at the piles of litter left behind in the park this morning.
Rachel Durand said: "This winds me up so much!"
Miss Garner tweeted: "Why is it so hard to put your rubbish in a bag and if the bins are full, take it home with you? Saddens me beyond words."
Jade Marsden said: "This is disgusting, I know other areas in the region are in a similar state. We are blessed to have these gorgeous parks, look after them for goodness sake."
A Liverpool Council spokesperson said bins in parks were emptied regularly and that people should take litter home if one is full.
The spokeswoman said: “We welcome the increased usage in our parks by local residents, however we do encourage people to act responsibly. The existing park litter bins are emptied on a regular basis by our teams and in some parks we have added additional capacity with large Euro event bins.
“Regular litter picks are undertaken by our staff in partnership with the ‘Friends of’ groups, however we would ask people to help keep our parks tidy by taking their rubbish home with them, particularly if they see that a bin is already overflowing.”
The weather is expected to be pleasant again today, with the Met Office predicting highs of 16 C in Liverpool and sunny skies for most of the day.
A regional weather forecast says: "A fine and dry day across the region with a mixture of cloud and sunny spells. Feeling warm again today, especially away from windward coasts."
Heading into tomorrow, the forecaster says: "Staying dry this evening and overnight for most, although becoming cloudier from the north with, perhaps, a little light rain over the moors. Minimum temperature 6 °C."
