Police have issued a plea for people to stop littering car parks around the Staunton Harold Reservoir area with used wet wipes.

It is the second such appeal after officers found a naked man in his car last week and gave him a community protection notice warning, ordering him not to throw away wet wipes in a public area.

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Now Melbourne and Mercia Safer Neighbourhood Team have highlighted the problem again - and accompanied it with a photo taken at the Staunton Harold Visitor Centre car park.

The police say: "Imagine travelling to work every day to face the despondency of clearing up clumps of used, soiled and slippery wet wipes?

"Well, this is the depressing daily reality for many hardworking rangers who protect and safeguard some of our most precious beauty spots.

Officers from Melbourne and Mercia Safer Neighborhood Team (SNT) have been working with rangers from Severn Trent Water to tackle obstinately un-cooperative individuals who continue to discard wet wipes in public car parks.

"The used wipes also pose a public health risk to families who meet in the car parks for essential exercise - not to mention the danger they present to wildlife and animals.

"Patrols at car parks have taken place throughout our policing beat today (Sunday) and rangers have expressed satisfaction that your local SNT is addressing this unnecessary and thoughtless antisocial behaviour.

"Only last week a man was given a community protection notice warning, ordering him not to throw away wet wipes in public car parks.

"Your local SNT will continue to take positive action to address such conduct.

"Please remember if you visit car parks, always take your rubbish home with you and never discard used wet wipes in public places."