Fly-tipped medicine could have harmed wildlife - council

The council said the material was dumped in the late hours of Monday or the early hours of Tuesday

Medicine left among a pile of fly-tipped material could have caused "significant harm" to wildlife, a council has said.

A large amount of construction and landscaping material was dumped on Wellers Lane in Warfield, Berkshire, this week.

But the fly-tipped material also contained non-prescription medication.

The rubbish was cleared up on Thursday morning and Bracknell Forest Council is investigating.

The council said the material was dumped in the late hours of Monday or the early hours of Tuesday.

The rubbish included soil and builders' material "from the construction of a patio and landscaping" as well as "six 80-100 litre plant pots, several smaller pots, a large 4-6 feet tall conifer tree and a large hanging basket".

"This is a significant fly-tip which also contained non-prescription medication," a council spokesperson said.

"This would have had significant harm to wildlife should they have ingested this."

The council is investigating evidence it found among the rubbish

The council said the colour of the patio slabs was Kandla Grey and they would have been supplied by "a local builders' merchant in Bracknell".

"Also within the waste is a box from a meat wholesale supplier, John Scott Meats in Scotland," said the spokesperson.

"This box has the town name Ascot written on the top."

John Scott supplies meat across the UK and is "by no means involved in this offence", the council said.

The council has asked anyone who recognises the waste to contact them.