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Waste criminals have dumped a huge quantity of waste in a open space in Oxfordshire.

The "ecological disaster developing in full view" is approximately 150m (490ft) extending and 6m (20ft) high.

The enormous heap has been discovered in a field next to the River Cherwell in the vicinity of Kidlington.

Elected official raised the issue in parliament, declaring it was "risking an ecological catastrophe".

Protection organization reported the illegal rubbish dump was established about a recently by an illegal operation.

"This constitutes an ecological disaster taking place in public view.

"Each day that elapses increases the danger of poisonous run-off entering the aquatic network, polluting animals and threatening the wellbeing of the complete river basin.

"The Environment Agency must act promptly, not in extended periods, which is their usual response period."

A restriction order had been implemented by the environmental authorities.

It is difficult to distinguish any individual pieces of rubbish as it appears to have been shredded with dirt combined.

Some of the waste from the uppermost part of the heap has collapsed and is now merely five meters from the waterway.

The River Cherwell is a feeder stream of the River Thames, which means it travels through Oxford before joining the Thames.

The official asked the administration for assistance to eliminate the unauthorized dump before it caused a inferno or was carried into the river system.

Addressing elected representatives on this week, he declared: "Criminals have deposited a mountain of unauthorized plastic waste... weighing hundreds of tonnes, in my district on a water-adjacent land adjacent to the River Cherwell.

"Stream volumes are growing and thermal imaging show that the waste is also heating up, raising the danger of combustion.

"Regulatory body stated it has inadequate capabilities for regulation, that the anticipated cost of removal is greater than the entire yearly budget of the municipal authority."

Government official said the authorities had assumed responsibility for a underperforming disposal business that had created an "epidemic of unlawful waste disposal".

She told parliament members the organization had served a access ban to prevent further entry to the site.

In a declaration, the organization confirmed it was looking into the matter and appealed for information.

It stated: "We share the public's frustration about situations like this, which is why we take action against those responsible for environmental offenses."

A newly released report found efforts to tackle major illegal dumping have been "extremely overlooked" even though the issue growing larger and more sophisticated.

Government advisors suggested an independent "thorough" examination into how "prevalent" environmental offenses is tackled.