Farmer’s muddy revenge on ‘entitled’ families parked illegally on his Lake District field

A farmer got his own back in sensational style by spraying slurry over BMWs, Mercedes and other luxury cars illegally parked on his field.

More than 20 cars were seen covered in sludge on a field meant for grazing sheep in Rydal Water, in the Lake District, Cumbria over the Bank Holiday.

One family can be seen looking sad after coming back to find their car muddied as car parks filled up with ‘wild swimmers’ visiting the district.

The drivers were described as ‘entitled’ by locals after seemingly ignoring a sign proclaiming ‘Polite Notice – DO NOT PARK IN THE FIELD’ during lambing season.

Dylan Wakley, 25, a farmer himself on holiday in the area, recorded the video of the mucky aftermath.

He said: ‘I can’t blame the farmer really. These motorists have ignored the sign and gone out of their way to park on the field, so fair enough.

‘Any farmer who has dealt with tourists has dreamed of doing this. I say poor farmer for having to put up with them.

‘Imagine coming back from a long walk to find your car covered in slurry, horrid. But it is their own fault.

‘It acts as a good deterrent and is justice, really.’

He claimed the cars must have moved some rocks designed to prevent parking, adding he later saw the same cars queuing for a local car wash.

Another witness called it ‘countryside karma’ for potentially spooking the sheep.

She said: ‘Normally we pass a field full of adorable spring lambs. This week it was afield full of Audis, campervans, and people who definitely say “I pay road tax” as a personality trait.

‘But on our way back, the farmer had begun silage day.

‘If you don’t know silage, imagine the smell of a thousand grass smoothies left in the sun.

‘Now imagine it sprayed lovingly across every single entitled vehicle.

‘The field looked like a luxury car dealership… after a compost explosion. I have never laughed so hard. The lambs are fine. The farmer is a legend.’

Other people online rushed to support the farmer.

One local wrote on Facebook: ‘Well done. Sadly, we tend not to go out to local beauty spots on Bank Holidays as we don’t like seeing how our lovely countryside is treated.

‘We still live here after the ‘visitors’ have gone home. Have respect!’

In a social media post, Cumbria Police said: ‘If you’re parking somewhere, make sure it is following the highway code and in an appropriate place that is not going to block any drivers – especially emergency services vehicles that may need to get through.’

A spokesperson for Cumbria police said: ‘Police were made aware at 10pm on the 25 May of reports of cars having been sprayed with suspected cow slurry at a location near to Rydal.

‘Our Neighbourhood Policing Teams are carrying out further enquiries to determine the full circumstances.’