Lanarkshire mum and daughter have caught the bug for litter-picking

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A mum and daughter litter-picking duo braved the elements to collect the rubbish that has accumulated in woods near where they live.Lydia Morgan and her daughter Savannahbegan taking walks in Cambusnethan, Wishaw as exercise therapy for Lydia's Parkinson’s symptoms.On their first walk, they were shocked at the sheer volume of rubbish they encountered, and decided there and then to tackle the issue head-on.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Lydia told Lanarkshire Live: "The refuse we have unearthed from the forest isn’t the result of wholesale fly-tipping, it is the result of callous, unthinking, and selfish people deliberately throwing their rubbish away without thinking of the effect it has on the natural environment."Over two days of litter picking, we filled the boot of our car twice.

We kept finding huge amounts of refuse, easily filling a dozen extra-large black bin bags each day. "Litter-picking at this scale is not without its hazards.