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This seems to be happening a lot lately in various locations around the UK, along with abandoned cheap camping gear and litter.
Some say that it's partly down to covid as people sought out holidays and activities they can still do when travel was restricted and other attractions/activities were closed but the ignorance of newbies is no excuse, it's just laziness and selfishness. Hopefully everyone knows leaving litter and human waste is wrong, or do people these days have the mindset that they should be able to have their fun without thinking of others or taking any responsibility for their actions?
If "Leave no trace" and "Follow the country code" arent getting through to people then what will? I quite liked a sign I saw North of the border that said "If we all love Scotland then who's leaving all the litter?" It seems we need to foster a culture of responsibility for the outdoors that a lot of people don't have. I'm sure if you asked a lot of the litter and stool leavers if they were proud of their country or loved their nation they would say yes, yet they aren't prepared to atc like a responsible adult to do their bit to look after it.
Booga-
Weirdly (despite the ‘disgusting’ factor) I’d guess there’s a significant proportion who wouldn’t drop litter but might do a wild poo, on biodegradable grounds. The idea that when you poo, you can then walk away is pretty inbuilt into people from years of using a toilet with a flush… Plus it is more complex as with turds, digging a hole for it might be OK (depending how close to water sources, etc) whereas that approach clearly doesn’t work with a crisp packet.
Litter, I’d guess at least some is dropped by accident or blown away - you go to eat your sandwich + biscuit at the panoramic top of a hill, wind kicks in, packaging flies off. Obviously doesn’t explain all of it but I think mistakes can happen - which is a strong argument for using biodegradable packaging for things to take out on the hill.
andyfallsoff
Grim:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61128854