Time-lapse of beached whales being removed from Skegness

Three sperm whales which were beached on the Lincolnshire Coast over the weekend have been moved by contractors.

It took workers more than five hours to take them from the beach, wrap them in tarpaulin and put them on to low loaders.

The animals were then taken to a landfill site in Sheffield.

Jan Smith, who is leading the work to remove the 30-tonne animals, said it was a difficult task, but one that staff had dealt with before.