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Dozens of tyres have been dumped in a woodland prompting an investigation.

The tyres, along with several black bin bags, were spotted near Eirias Park on Groes Road in Colwyn Bay by a local resident on Easter Monday who has since reported it to Conwy Council and Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

NWR is now looking into the incident alongside the local authority which has previously described acts of fly-tipping as "dangerous" and "potentially harmful to health".

This incident comes just two months after it was revealed that Conwy county had the second highest number of incidents of fly-tipping across North Wales.

Of the 5,764 instances reported across the region between 2017 and 2018, Conwy had more than 26% of the overall total with an increase of 13% on reported incidents in 2016.

The council was forced to spend more than £81,000 clearing up dumped waste over the space of a year.

A spokesman for Natural Resources Wales said: “It’s important that used waste tyres are disposed of properly.

“As well as being unsightly they contain a lot of pollutants which are harmful to the environment.

“We are working with Conwy Council to look into this case.”

The council is now advising residents to report any acts of fly-tipping immediately and to make sure if they are paying someone to remove waste from businesses or homes that the company is a Registered Waste Carrier.

A spokesman for Conwy Council said: "There is no excuse for fly-tipping and local residents should not have to tolerate this type of behaviour by a small minority of irresponsible people who break the law.

"Cleaning up fly-tipping costs us all money; it’s illegal, dangerous and potentially harmful to health; it spoils our enjoyment of the surroundings and can cause serious pollution of the environment.

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"If you pay someone to remove waste from your business or home, remember to check that the person or company who’s taking the waste away is a Registered Waste Carrier and always ask for a detailed receipt.

"If you see someone fly-tipping, discreetly try to note the following details:

The date, time and the place where the tipping is taking place, or has occurred.

What the waste is and how much of it there is.

A description of any vehicles involved and the registration number

"Then contact Conwy County Borough Council on (01492) 575337 or report it online at and send any photos that have been taken.

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