An Enniskillen woman who walks her dog at Trory every day of the year, come rain or shine, has expressed her anger at the disrespect and disregard some people are treating the place with.

April Rooney was at the scenic beauty spot on Friday, February 4 for her daily walk, when she came across a scene of filth at the side of a bin.

Raw and cooked food alongside other household items were dumped without consideration for other.

Disgusted by what she saw and for fear some of the other dogs that were being walked around the area might dig in to the waste and possibly fall sick, April cleaned it up.

"I really do hope I don’t catch them at it because I fear for myself and them because the anger was unbelievable," said an furious April.

"I even had to throw my gloves in the bin, my good leather gloves that I picked it up with."

April believes she knows who left the waste and said it is not the first time she has cleaned up at the beauty spot.

"It was raw food and cooked food and it was just lying beside the bloody bin and the bin was empty. It was terrible.

"Honestly I was afraid of the dogs being sick.

"It's not the first time. I have cleared up quite a few times up there. And I have always said they should put a camera up and catch them because they are doing it all the time."

April who has been walking Trory for 20 years says the place has become ever more popular, especially with more people out walking during the Covid pandemic.

And she says sights like the one she came across almost two weeks as well the previous times she has cleaned up a mess do not promote a positive image of Fermanagh.

"This is happening way too much here, it’s such a beautiful spot and always has families with kids and dogs walking here.

"This is so sad, makes me sick to see this, I am always picking up people’s rubbish here and makes my walk with my dog not very nice."

April knows that littering is taking place all over Fermanagh but hopes that by highlighting the problem and if it can be stopped it may deter others from dumping in other places throughout the county.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that it is aware of "ongoing litter and fly-tipping issues in the Trory area".

A spokesperson for the Council added that more widely there has been an increase in littering generally across the district, in particular in relation to fast food packaging over recent weeks.

"Fly-tipping and littering is environmentally and socially unacceptable and presents a risk to public health. It also places an extra strain on Council staff and its limited resources to clean-up such instances during this already challenging time.

"The Council endeavours to visit and clean rural sites, such as Trory, as often as possible within resources available at the time.

"Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Enforcement Officers are empowered to issue a £75 fixed penalty notice to anyone found fly tipping or littering. In more serious incidents the matter can be brought before the magistrates court and, upon conviction, fines of up to £2,500 can be imposed," the spokesperson added.