Farmer furious after fly-tippers destroy crop
A farmer has reacted furiously after seeing fly-tippers drive through his maize field to dump garden waste.
Andrew Nicholls said he could not understand the mentality of people who carried out such acts of vandalism.
The damage was caused when a car left the road and ploughed through his crops along Brantley Lane, off the A454 Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth road.
Mr Nicholls, who runs H Snelson & Son Ltd, at Rudge Heath and Hill End Farms, in Claverley, near Wolverhampton, said he was now tasked with removing all the rubbish himself.
He said: "This is just the latest incredible incident, which took place in my field along Brantley Lane.
"A vehicle entered the maize field and drove in a circle through the crop to dump a load of leylandii clippings in a pile. It caused a lot of damage to the maize as well.
"I find it difficult to understand the mentality of anyone who can destroy the hard work and expense of growing a crop such as maize, and deprive animals of their winter food, just for the sake of discarding tree clippings.
"I now have to remove the rubbish, being careful not to cause any more damage to the valuable crop."
Mr Nicholls, whose family has farmed the land since the 1920s, said items such as wardrobes, bricks and general garden waste were constantly being dumped on his land. But he said he was loathed to touch it because once he did he would have to pay to get the items removed out of his own pocket.
He said: "We are very vulnerable because we are right next to the A454.
"I would think it was dumped by cowboys who have done a cheap job somewhere nearby."
