Sofa fly-tipped on lane in East Knoyle, Salisbury

Wiltshire Council is appealing for help after a sofa was dumped in a village near Salisbury.

The sofa was fly-tipped on Millbrook Lane, East Knoyle.
Incidents on the rise
Fly-tipping incidents are on the rise in the region.

Government data from DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) shows incidents in the South West have risen from 50, 506 in 2019/20 to 55, 162 in 2020/21.
Incidents on agricultural land increased, year-on-year, from 241 to 563.

Rupert Wailes-Fairbairn, of rural insurance broker Lycetts, said that fly-tipping is an "unwelcome blight" on the countryside, and risks include environmental and human health, as well as financial burdens for farmers and landowners.