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Illegal dumpers have deposited a mountain of rubbish in a rural area in Oxfordshire.

The "ecological disaster occurring in plain sight" is around 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft) high.

The massive pile has materialized in a field alongside the River Cherwell near Kidlington.

Elected official brought up the situation in parliament, stating it was "threatening an environmental disaster".

An environmental charity said the illegal garbage pile was established around a month ago by an illegal operation.

"This constitutes an ecological disaster developing in public view.

"Every day that passes raises the danger of poisonous seepage getting into the aquatic network, polluting animals and threatening the condition of the entire watershed.

"Environmental authorities must take action now, not in months or years, which is their usual reaction time."

Legal prohibition had been put in place by the Environment Agency.

It is challenging to recognize any specific bits of garbage as it appears to have been broken up with dirt mixed in.

Some of the rubbish from the peak of the mound has fallen and is now merely five meters from the waterway.

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

The official requested the authorities for help to remove the illegal site before it triggered a inferno or was washed away into the aquatic system.

Addressing parliament members on this week, he declared: "Illegal operators have deposited a massive amount of unlawful polymer rubbish... amounting to many tons, in my constituency on a water-adjacent land adjacent to the River Cherwell.

"River levels are rising and heatmaps demonstrate that the waste is also increasing in temperature, elevating the danger of blaze.

"The Environment Agency said it has restricted funding for compliance, that the projected cost of removal is larger than the whole yearly budget of the municipal authority."

Government official said the authorities had assumed responsibility for a failing recycling sector that had caused an "growing issue of unlawful fly-tipping".

She told MPs the agency had served a prohibition notice to prevent additional access to the location.

In a statement, the authority confirmed it was examining the situation and asked for information.

It stated: "We acknowledge the public's anger about incidents like this, which is why we take action against those accountable for waste crime."

A recent report discovered attempts to tackle serious waste crime have been "extremely neglected" notwithstanding the issue becoming more extensive and more sophisticated.

A parliamentary committee proposed an independent "thorough" examination into how "prevalent" waste crime is tackled.