An Isle of Wight company has been praised for clearing and paying to dispose of tyres fly-tipped near a nature reserve.

Wight Tyres visited Brading Downs after seeing a Facebook post showing tyres dumped by Bulley's Pit.

On arrival, more than 20 tyres were found by mobile fitter Brad, who decided to load them into his van.

He then took them to a licensed waste facility commonly used by the firm, where they were disposed of for around £50.

Posting on Facebook, Wight Tyres said: "Natural beauty has now been restored to this area.

"If the person fly tipping these is reading this - please don’t do it again.

"Come and see us and ask about tyre disposal.

"We would rather offer you disposals at cost price than see the landscape blotted!"

Taking to social media, people commented on the business' post thanking them for clearing the site.

Fly-tipping can be classed as anything from one bag of household rubbish to several van loads of construction material.

If it is dumped on land that doesn’t have a licence to accept waste, it is fly-tipping and it is illegal and anyone caught doing so could face a £200 fine or have the case taken to court.

Brading Down Local Nature Reserve is part of the Isle of Wight National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

It is popular for recreation picnicking and wildlife watching and comprises of four distinct areas: Nunwell Down and Little Jane’s Quarry, Brading Down,  Bulley’s Pit and Munns Pit.