A VIDEO posted online has revealed the true extent of litter left on Bournemouth Beach on the hottest day of the year.

A Bournemouth resident has captured footage highlighting the shocking volume of litter that lined the beach following Friday’s warm weather.

Bottles, plastic bags, and cigarette buts were among items left in what has been described as “utter ruin” by residents.

Amy McBrayne was the one to capture the footage. She said: “It’s so upsetting to see the litter left behind on a sunny day.

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“I’m part of Bournemouth Surf Girls, a group committed to encouraging more women into surfing in the Bournemouth area. However, when we see litter like this it discourages you to enter the water on a sunny day as there’s a chance you’ll come across a floating dirty nappy or tread in broken glass in the sand.”

According to BCP Council, approximately 25,000 to 35,000 people were at Bournemouth beach on Friday with thousands more filling Mudeford Sandbank, Alum Chine and Southbourne beaches.

The footage that followed was shared by Sorted Surf Shop on Facebook, who described it as an “all too familiar scene”. They wrote: “The unfortunate truth, is that the people who leave the beach in this state just don’t care.

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“No matter how much you educate, raise awareness, or make it easier for them to do the right thing, some people will continue to not care and bury their rubbish in the sand, or flick their cigarette butts into the sea.

“So, what’s the short-term solution? Penalties? More Bins? Enforcement? … It’s an extremely tricky problem, but one worth trying to solve.

“All we can do as a community is continuing to unite, make some noise, raise awareness to the problem, educate and do our very best to change people’s values, even if it’s just a few.

“With this in mind, we will be organising a beach clean / social on the next well forecast beach day, grabbing our green bags and pickers, then having some refreshments (provided by ourselves) and chatting about what else can be done.”