Soldiers from the 14th Signal Regiment, Brawdy, have fought their way through wind-blown rubbish to clean up two of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park's most beautiful beaches.

It's the fourth year the Regiment has helped National Park ranger Lynne Ferrand to tidy Bullslaughter Bay and Frainslake beach on the Castlemartin Range, both of which suffer from litter washing up on the shore.

Lynne explained: "The soldiers filled almost 200 black bin bags with the flotsam and jetsam, though a lot of the netting and plastic drums wouldn't fit in bin bags.

"Since they started these cleans in 2004, the Regiment has filled 26 skips, including four this year. It's awful that so much rubbish washes up, but with the help of the 14th Signal Regiment we can try to keep on top of it."

At Bullslaughter, the rubbish had to be hauled up the cliff in one-ton bags. The MOD's main contractor Landmarc provided the skips and bags, as well as a truck, driver and assistant.

Each beach took the team a day to clear.

Lynne added: "Our sincere thanks go to the soldiers, the MOD and Landmarc for their help and hard work again this year - we really couldn't do this without them all."