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Fly-tippers have deposited a huge quantity of garbage in a open space in Oxfordshire.

The "environmental catastrophe unfolding in full view" is around 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft) high.

The enormous heap has materialized in a plot of land adjacent to the River Cherwell near Kidlington.

A local MP highlighted the problem in parliament, declaring it was "threatening an environmental disaster".

Conservation group stated the unauthorized waste site was established approximately a recently by an organised crime group.

"This constitutes an ecological disaster developing in public view.

"Each day that elapses elevates the danger of hazardous seepage entering the waterways, polluting wildlife and putting at risk the health of the whole catchment.

"Regulatory bodies must respond immediately, not in the distant future, which is their usual action timeframe."

Legal prohibition had been implemented by the regulatory body.

It is hard to recognize any individual pieces of garbage as it appears to have been broken up with earth combined.

Some of the waste from the top of the pile has toppled and is now merely five metres from the stream.

The River Cherwell is a tributary of the River Thames, which indicates it flows through Oxford before connecting with the Thames.

The MP requested the administration for support to eliminate the illegal tip before it resulted in a blaze or was washed away into the river system.

Addressing elected representatives on Thursday, he said: "Criminals have discarded a massive amount of unlawful synthetic materials... amounting to substantial weight, in my district on a floodplain alongside the River Cherwell.

"River levels are growing and thermal imaging indicate that the waste is also warming, raising the danger of combustion.

"Regulatory body reported it has restricted funding for regulation, that the anticipated price of disposal is larger than the entire annual funding of the regional government."

Environment minister commented the government had assumed responsibility for a failing waste industry that had caused an "widespread problem of unauthorized dumping".

She informed representatives the agency had implemented a access ban to halt additional access to the location.

In a announcement, the authority said it was looking into the matter and appealed for details.

It commented: "We share the community's concern about incidents like this, which is why we intervene against those responsible for illegal dumping."

A recently published investigation discovered initiatives to address serious environmental offenses have been "extremely under-prioritised" notwithstanding the situation growing bigger and more sophisticated.

The Environment and Climate Change Committee recommended an autonomous "thorough" examination into how "endemic" environmental offenses is addressed.