Southampton Airport reports that on April 8 staff helped clear litter and hazardous rubbish dumped at Frogs Copse, the woodland and green area between Witts Hill and Townhill Park.

The airport said that, working with local residents, the group collected more than ten full bags of rubbish, including golf clubs, plastic signs and pieces of carpet.

Neil Garwood, managing director at Southampton Airport, said: “We are proud to have organised such a positive event yesterday. The area that we focused on clearing is very often used by children as a shortcut from Bitterne Park so it is important to keep it tidy and free of hazards.

“It’s incredible how much rubbish accumulates in such a small area. We are committed to working with our community to make the areas around the airport cleaner and safer.”

The litter pick was organised as part of a cleaning movement called Trash Tag, which encourages people to clean up the environment around them.

The airport wants to organise other local Trash Tag events later in spring: “If you’re part of a community local to the airport and have an event we can help support, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,” it said in a statement.