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Fly-tippers have discarded a massive amount of waste in a rural area in Oxfordshire.

The "ecological disaster unfolding in full view" is approximately 150m (490ft) extending and 6m (20ft) in height.

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

Parliament representative raised the issue in parliament, saying it was "posing risk of an environmental emergency".

Protection organization stated the unlawful rubbish dump was formed around a few weeks back by an criminal network.

"This represents an environmental crisis taking place in plain sight.

"Every day that elapses raises the danger of poisonous seepage entering the waterways, contaminating fauna and putting at risk the wellbeing of the entire catchment.

"Environmental authorities must take action now, not in months or years, which is their standard action timeframe."

Access ban had been put in place by the environmental authorities.

It is hard to distinguish any specific pieces of waste as it appears to have been shredded with dirt combined.

Some of the rubbish from the uppermost part of the mound has fallen and is now just five metres from the stream.

The River Cherwell is a tributary of the River Thames, which signifies it travels through Oxford before meeting the Thames.

The representative petitioned the authorities for support to clear the unauthorized dump before it resulted in a fire or was swept into the water network.

Speaking to MPs on recently, he declared: "Lawbreakers have deposited a huge quantity of unauthorized plastic waste... amounting to many tons, in my district on a water-adjacent land alongside the River Cherwell.

"Stream volumes are increasing and temperature readings indicate that the waste is also increasing in temperature, elevating the threat of blaze.

"Regulatory body stated it has inadequate funding for regulation, that the estimated expense of clearance is greater than the whole annual funding of the municipal authority."

Cabinet member said the government had inherited a underperforming recycling sector that had created an "widespread problem of illegal dumping".

She advised parliament members the organization had implemented a prohibition notice to stop further access to the site.

In a announcement, the agency stated it was examining the matter and appealed for details.

It stated: "We understand the community's concern about occurrences like this, which is why we respond against those culpable for waste crime."

A recently published investigation determined efforts to combat significant illegal dumping have been "critically overlooked" even though the problem growing larger and more advanced.

Government advisors recommended an separate "thorough" inquiry into how "endemic" environmental offenses is dealt with.