Father and son collect pile of rubbish from pond

Logan said he likes "tidying up for the animals"

A seven-year-old and his father spent hours clearing a pond of the "unbelievable" amount of litter in and around it.

Logan Currie and his dad Lee Currie, 37, filled bags of rubbish discarded at Maidendale Pond on the outskirts of Darlington on Tuesday.

Their efforts followed anglers noticing increasing amounts of litter around free fishing ponds near the town.

Mr Currie said the pair were there for four hours and could have stayed for eight but were "tired, cold and wet".

The seven-year-old used a magnet on a rope to pull metal litter from the bottom of the water up to the surface.

He said: "I like tidying up for the animals and to look after planet Earth.

"I enjoy the mystery of not knowing what we will find."

Logan and his dad spent hours clearing the pond

Mr Currie used a kayak to collect litter floating on the surface of the pond and filled multiple bin bags.

He said: "We do it to give something back to the community and the litter around the pond has been getting worse.

"It is that bad I am in the process of becoming a voluntary bailiff for the Angling Trust."

Darlington Borough Council collected all of the waste the pair gathered.