Litter picker found octopus near top of England's highest mountain

The body of an octopus has been found during a litter pick near the top of England's highest mountain.



Dave Ascough, 43, from Stockport, leads mountain walks and found the 20cm (8in) cephalopod mollusc 10m (33ft) from the top of Scafell Pike in Cumbria.

He said: "My first reaction was that someone might have carried it up there, but it's quite possible a bird could have brought it up there."



Volunteers removed 10 bags of rubbish from the mountain during the pick.