内容摘要：Station manager Mark Bowditch said his crews saw the damage to wildlife from wildfires first-hand.

Station manager Mark Bowditch said his crews saw the damage to wildlife from wildfires first-hand.

"What we did a couple of years ago was just scratching the surface really. It was a bit of a pilot to see if we need to do it again and as soon as we did it everyone was asking how are we going to get the rest of the tyres out."Mr Phillips said this years clean-up also removed 10 tonnes of rubbish as well as the 6,000 tyres.

"I believe there is a total of 13,000 tyres to remove from the river. We've now removed 8,000 over two river cleans."Hundreds of volunteers took part including children from local schools and colleges.Mr Phillips added: "With over 90 organisations taking part, this has been Wales' largest river clean to date and we aim to continue to improve the environment in Wales with further community projects.

"We have a community of companies helping here and we have community of volunteers including schools and colleges, there's been lots and lots of support."Volunteers from Keep Wales Tidy were involved in this year's clean-up as well as the one in August 2023 - when they also recovered three to four tonnes of scrap, 100 bags of litter, about 100 shopping trolleys, a fridge and traffic cones.

Owen Derbyshire, Keep Wales Tidy's chief executive officer, said: "It's a huge challenge but we know the health of our rivers is massively important not just at a community level but also at a national level.

"Times are tough at the moment, there isn't as much money in public finances but this is why it's more important than ever that we take individual responsibility."The site could operate safely despite being within a flood risk area, he said, and there could be "locally significant" benefits in terms of jobs and a boost to the economy.

Full planning permission would only be granted if Flamingo Land and the park authority came to a legal agreement.There are 26 weeks for this agreement to be reached - and if it is not, the reporter will reconsider whether to approve or reject the application.

Dr Heather Reid, convener of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park authority board, said the board would now take time to consider the implications of the report.She added: "We stand by the reasons for the board's unanimous decision to refuse this planning application and it is deeply disappointing that the reporter has taken a different view."