The British beach plagued with mountains of beer bottles and throw away BBQs

A beach has been plagued with mountains of beer bottles and disposable barbecues after thousands visited the beauty spot over the weekend.

Hordes of sunseekers had flocked to Formby Beach in Sefton, Merseyside as temperatures hit 32C highs during the UK's second heatwave of the summer.

But photos capturing the aftermath showed rubbish bags filled to the brim and glass bottles scattered across the site, which is owned by the National Trust.

Other objects left behind included sandals, tents and a swing ball set.

A woman who has lived in Formby for over 40 years expressed her frustration over the litter, telling the Liverpool Echo : "We are trapped in here when it is busy.

"It's not pleasant during the extremely busy days and we have to be on constant lookout to make sure nobody parks on our drive."

The rubbish had to be packed up and cleared after crowds flocked to Formby Beach in Merseyside (Liverpool Echo)

Photos show the atrocious levels of rubbish left strewn everywhere (Liverpool Echo)

She added: "We also get abuse when we ask people not to double park outside our house.

"We just pray that it is not going to be sunny but when we get the forecast we know what is going to happen. I don't think anyone has a clue how to solve the problem."

The throw-away barbecues were left at the beach despite a Public Space Protection Order being put in place by the council. The measures ban the items due to fire risk.

Unwanted children's toys were also left among the rubbish (Liverpool Echo)

Most UK supermarkets also stopped selling disposable barbecues over safety fears during the heatwave, including Asda, Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Co-op, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.

It comes after concerns that they could start wildfires following the long spell of dry weather and widespread drought declared in eight areas of England last week.

Elsewhere in Sefton, people were seen queuing for miles.

Even tents were abandoned on the sand (Liverpool Echo)

The alarming scenes came as cars flocked to Ainsdale beach in a bid to make the most of the hot weather.

Photos showed people patiently waiting in gridlocked traffic amid parking challenges for those travelling to the are over the weekend due to the high tide.

Beach parking was reduced from 2,000 spaces to just 500, and Southport beach parking was forced to shut for the weekend.

Locals told of their frustration at the litter and how they have been the subject of abuse if they speak up against visitors (Liverpool Echo)

This summer has seen record hot temperatures and very little rain, particularly in England with hosepipe bans and throw-away barbecues banned in many regions.

Brits are now set for thunderstorms and flash flooding in an abrupt end to the stifling temperatures before he mercury is expected to rise above 30C again before the end of the month.

After a week of sweltering conditions and concern over a lack of rain for southern England, showers are forecast for many parts of the UK which could also bring heavy while thunderstorms.