Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106696

Fly-tipping: Forests

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the extent to which fly-tipping incidents occur on or adjacent to woodland habitat on (a) council-owned land, (b) footpaths and bridleways, and

Answer

Mary Creagh

Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents to Defra, which are published annually here. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is currently being processed. Local authorities are required to report to Defra the size of a fly-ti...

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