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Fly-tippers have dumped a massive amount of waste in a open space in Oxfordshire.

The "environmental catastrophe occurring in public view" is up to 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft) tall.

The huge mound has appeared in a open area alongside the River Cherwell near Kidlington.

A local MP raised the situation in parliament, declaring it was "risking an ecological catastrophe".

Protection organization said the illegal waste site was formed around a few weeks back by an illegal operation.

"This is an ecological disaster developing in public view.

"Every day that elapses increases the risk of toxic seepage entering the aquatic network, poisoning animals and threatening the wellbeing of the entire watershed.

"Environmental authorities must act promptly, not in the distant future, which is their standard reaction time."

A restriction order had been implemented by the regulatory body.

It is difficult to distinguish any individual items of rubbish as it seems to have been broken up with dirt mixed in.

A portion of the waste from the uppermost part of the pile has collapsed and is now only five meters from the river.

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

The official asked the administration for support to remove the unauthorized dump before it resulted in a inferno or was swept into the water network.

Speaking to MPs on recently, he stated: "Criminals have dumped a huge quantity of illegal polymer rubbish... amounting to many tons, in my constituency on a floodplain adjacent to the River Cherwell.

"Stream volumes are increasing and temperature readings demonstrate that the rubbish is also warming, elevating the risk of combustion.

"Environmental authorities said it has restricted capabilities for compliance, that the anticipated expense of disposal is greater than the whole annual allocation of the municipal authority."

Government official commented the government had assumed responsibility for a failing waste industry that had resulted in an "growing issue of unauthorized fly-tipping".

She informed parliament members the authority had issued a access ban to halt more admission to the location.

In a declaration, the authority said it was examining the matter and requested for evidence.

It commented: "We share the citizens' frustration about incidents like this, which is why we respond against those culpable for illegal dumping."

A recent report found efforts to tackle significant environmental offenses have been "severely neglected" even though the issue developing into more extensive and more sophisticated.

The Environment and Climate Change Committee suggested an separate "root and branch" examination into how "endemic" illegal dumping is addressed.