A FURIOUS Brit has hit out after spotting a sign in the Lake District boasting about the area’s “incredible views” ironically surrounded by litter.
The anonymous walker was at Kirkstone Pass, near Ambleside yesterday when they made the shocking discovery.
The now-ironic sign sits next to a footpath, in an area also reportedly well-used by campervans.
Fellow disgruntled Brits have shared their similar dismay at the sight, with some slamming “tosser” tourists in the area for having “no respect” for the Lake District’s beauty.
The image shows the path and surrounding grass by the sign covered with various pieces of waste and plastic bags, as if a bin has overflowed and its contents deposited.
The sign reads: “Our views are incredible. We need your help to care for them.”
It sits in front of a wall, with cottages in the background, making it a difficult spot to simply dump rubbish.
Hills are visible in the distance, evidence of the views spoiled by people’s careless behaviour.
The picture was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “Welcome to Lake District for incredible views – well that’s what the sign says.
“F**king idiotic people who don’t give a sod, there’s no excuse.”
It has since received over 400 likes and more than 50 comments from fellow Brits mostly agreeing with the walker’s anger.
One commented: “Our beautiful countryside being destroyed by folks who can’t be bothered to take rubbish home with them. It’s just sad.”
A second wrote: “Tossers in both senses of the word.”
A third said: “We don’t go to the Lakes anymore. Used to be pristine. Now too many tourists with no respect for its beauty. People don’t deserve nature.”
Another quipped: “Is it the aftermath of a riot Cumbria style? There’s probably some scattered sheep somewhere too.”
Another added: “I’m going to play devil’s advocate here… foxes going to fox.
“I’ve seen bags go out on an evening and by the morning it looks like a riot of litter louts has passed in the night.”
