A North Devon farmer has been fined for dumping up to 100 tonnes of illegal waste.
Peter Ford was prosecuted by the Environment Agency after it received a report in June 2011 that waste was being tipped and burned on farmland at Chulmleigh.
Materials including asbestos roof tiles were found buried in a makeshift tip near a stream and where cows were feeding at Huntacott Farm.
Waste including old tyres, kitchen units, electrical wiring, glass sheets and a quantity of corrugated iron sheeting were found at the site. In November 2011 the agency dug five trenches to expose the contents of the waste tip, which was three metres high in some places.
Matt O'Brien, for the Environment Agency, said: "Farmers must not tip and illegally dispose of waste on their land, especially near streams, as any pollution can spread and harm the environment."
Mr Ford was ordered by magistrates to pay £6,000 in fines for failing to remove the waste from the land.