Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75164

Fly-tipping: Forests

Tabled: 4 September 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) his Department and (b) Natural England are taking to help tackle large-scale illegal waste dumping in ancient woodlands; and if he will review the adequacy of enforcemen

Answer

Mary Creagh

In the first instance, landowners are responsible for the security and integrity of their property. The ownership of such woodland can often be complex and split across hundreds of individual parcels. The Environment Agency (EA) is the lead authority for ...

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