‘Phantom cr*pper’ leaves country park users disgusted

Wednesday, 3 September 2025 16:53

By Chris Gee

A ‘phantom cr*pper’ has repeatedly struck at a country park beloved of families.

The mystery pooper has struck at Burrs Country Park in Bury on ‘frequently’ recently, leaving parkgoers disgusted at the vile actions.

Bury council have urged the culprit to stop and asked that people ‘not to despoil our parks in any way’.

A post of the ‘Friends of Burrs Country Park’ Facebook, by a regular visitor to the park, revealed the unsavoury and unsanitary behaviour.

She said: “So we have a phantom cr*pper in the park. “Who on earth would think it’s acceptable to defecate in a public place?

“It’s not just been once, it’s happening frequently. “How do I know it’s human? Well the soiled tissues are the give away. “I am disgusted.”

The poster gave more details and intimated that the culprit was seeking out a particular spot in the park.

She said: “It’s someone who is familiar with the park. “With the path being blocked by the works on the bridge, the ‘offender’ has to take convoluted route through the field with the white stone path and then turn right to get into the other field.

“Obviously, that’s not someone who had an ’emergency’.”

A dog walker responded that she had been subjected to a distressing incident related to the ‘phantom’ while walking her dog.

She said: “She disappeared into the bushes on the Sunnywood area in Burrs two days ago as I was retrieving her ball.
“She was rolling in human faeces and dirty tissues.

“Her whole body and collar was caked in it and my hands as I tried to attach her lead, I was heaving.

“This is disgusting behaviour, I was so ill and had to bath her and sterilise everything.”

Coun Gareth Staples-Jones, the council’s deputy cabinet member for the environment, said: “We have not received any reports about this, but we would urge people not to despoil our parks in any way.

“I’m aware that, sadly, common sense and decency evades some people, but please do not defecate in the parks.

“Bury Council, along with the many friends groups and community volunteers, work hard to keep the public’s parks looking wonderful – which is why we have
the most Green Flag parks in Greater Manchester.

“We all want to keep them as safe and attractive spaces for families and all visitors to enjoy.”