A Northern Irish beach has been littered with huge amounts of rubbish over the past week.
Murlough Beach in Newcastle has seen its shores be the victim of fly-tipping with massive amounts of litter discovered along the stretch of land.
The beach, which lies on the edge of Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains, has been managed as Ireland's first Nature Reserve by the National Trust since 1967.
Rangers at Murlough National Nature Reserve took it upon themselves to pick up the litter on Friday and managed to fill 60 bags of rubbish with what they found.
They posted a notice on Facebook on Saturday appealing for visitors of the beach to keep it clean and tidy, attaching pictures of the beach.
The post read: "Here’s a bit of a before and after for you!
"Yesterday our Rangers lifted nearly 60 bags of rubbish from Murlough.
"We had to draft in extra help from the team at Castle Ward National Trust as we knew we’d need a few more hands.
"Thank you to everyone who helped! Murlough is a nature reserve, not the local party spot so it’s important that we treat it with respect.
"We know we’re preaching to the choir on this page so thank you for your support! Once we are able to bring back some volunteers we’re looking into allowing socially distanced litter picks. As always, we ask you to #LeaveNoTrace."
