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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clive A" data-source="post: 1461936" data-attributes="member: 62846"><p>Regarding bags hanging in trees etc,my take on that is this..If you are out on a walk and disposal bins are few and far between (and I know they can't be everywhere)people will leave the bag somewhere prominent so that they can pick it up on return, rather than carry it around for several miles (I have done it myself, though not in trees).Obviously sometimes people forget to collect the bags, or maybe they will collect them the next day, but I honestly don't believe people bother to pick up the mess, just to hang it in a tree.I know it's not perfect, but I would rather a few bags were lying around than tread in the stuff.As has been said , dog walking is a legitimate use of our countryside, people just need to be a bit more considerate at times, and remember to collect their pets mess and dispose of it properly.I guess there will always be those who bag it up, and then leave it because they see the lack of bins as not their problem..but hopefully they are a small minority..at the end of the day it's their pet so it is their resposibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>