Nathans daughter joined him on a Saturday afternoon trip to the dump, so as a sweetener he promised a trip out to the coastal path to see the horses and cows.

Disappointment all around was to follow. First new signs were up on the farm fences discouraging feeding the horses, and second, the trails were anything but trash free. After heading out onto the mud flats to see the cows safely in the distance, and looking across the Severn Estuary to mummy's homeland, they collected rubbish as they walked back to the car - coffee cups, plastic bottles and cans making up the bulk of the collection.

Hopefully for a little while all that can be seen on that section of the coastal path are livestock hoofprints (and associated excrement).

Fresh from beach cleans at Love Trails, and having spent 4 days enjoying litter free countryside trails, Nathan was disheartened to see how out of control litter in his area was (again).

With the hot weather, the Taff is low, and people have understandably been enjoying a few drinks or bonfire on the riverside. What isn't understandable is why they can't take their rubbish home with them, or to the nearest bin a whole 100m away.

Nathan took a break in his run to fill a rubbish sack of cans, bottles and food containers. Getting in there before the river rose and swept it all downstream