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Illegal dumpers have dumped a mountain of garbage in a field in Oxfordshire.

The "environmental crisis unfolding in plain sight" is approximately 150m (490ft) in length and 6m (20ft) tall.

The enormous heap has appeared in a plot of land adjacent to the River Cherwell in the vicinity of Kidlington.

Parliament representative brought up the problem in parliament, declaring it was "risking an ecological catastrophe".

Protection organization said the unauthorized rubbish dump was created about a month ago by an organised crime group.

"This represents an environmental crisis developing in public view.

"Every day that passes elevates the threat of poisonous run-off getting into the waterways, poisoning fauna and putting at risk the wellbeing of the entire watershed.

"The Environment Agency must act promptly, not in the distant future, which is their usual reaction time."

Legal prohibition had been established by the Environment Agency.

It is challenging to recognize any individual bits of waste as it looks to have been broken up with soil mixed in.

A portion of the garbage from the top of the mound has fallen and is now only five feet from the waterway.

The River Cherwell is a tributary of the River Thames, which indicates it runs through Oxford before connecting with the Thames.

The official asked the government for assistance to clear the unauthorized dump before it resulted in a inferno or was carried into the aquatic system.

Addressing elected representatives on this week, he declared: "Lawbreakers have discarded a huge quantity of unauthorized plastic waste... totaling hundreds of tonnes, in my electoral area on a floodplain next to the River Cherwell.

"River levels are increasing and temperature readings indicate that the rubbish is also increasing in temperature, increasing the threat of fire.

"The Environment Agency said it has limited resources for regulation, that the anticipated expense of removal is greater than the whole twelve-month funding of the regional government."

Cabinet member commented the government had assumed responsibility for a underperforming disposal business that had caused an "widespread problem of unauthorized dumping".

She informed MPs the organization had issued a restriction order to halt additional access to the area.

In a statement, the agency stated it was looking into the matter and appealed for details.

It said: "We acknowledge the citizens' anger about situations like this, which is why we take action against those accountable for waste crime."

A newly released investigation found efforts to tackle significant waste crime have been "severely under-prioritised" notwithstanding the situation growing larger and more advanced.

A parliamentary committee suggested an autonomous "thorough" investigation into how "widespread" illegal dumping is dealt with.