The sight of rubbish on the edge of a travellers’ camp at peaceful Kerswell Green, Kempsey, near Worcester, looks depressingly familiar.

The pattern of travellers occupying areas then moving on leaving their detritus for others to deal with is repeated again and again in Worcestershire.

Although we do not know for certain who has dumped this particular pile of trash, it is clear that the travellers are doing little to keep clean the common where they are staying.

Many people will have sympathy for the travellers’ argument that they have nowhere to go so must camp illegally, but this disrespect for the environment is sickening and inexcusable.

How difficult is it to put your rubbish in a bin bag, tie it up and leave it where it will not be disturbed by wildlife?

In fact, given that these travellers have plenty of vehicles on the site, could they not take their rubbish to the dump every two or three days?

It is possible, of course, that they may be planning to bag up their filth and leave it for collection before they quit. That would be nice.

But assuming, perhaps cynically, that we will not have such a heart-warming conclusion to this occupation, a more pro-active approach might be better.

The local council could make daily collections of refuse from the site. Yes, that would mean local people unfairly having to pay for this service – but they will have to fork out for the clean-up anyway if the travellers move on without taking their litter.

The travellers might even offer to contribute to the bill.