Laughing gas canisters and toilet roll dumped at Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve.Laughing gas canisters and toilet roll dumped at Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve.
Laughing gas canisters and toilet roll dumped at Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve.

Drugs, broken glass, toilet roll and 600 gas canisters - shocking aftermath of illegal rave on Leeds nature reserve

These pictures show the shocking aftermath of an illegal rave in the Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve on Bank Holiday Monday.

Volunteers have had to clean up the mess, which included shattered glass, hundreds of gas canisters and other debris. There was also evidence of drug use, fire damage to trees and large amounts of loo roll in makeshift toilet areas. Police made three arrests at the illegal event, which went on until the early hours of Tuesday morning.