A CCTV camera has caught the moment when flytippers in a white van dumped mattresses and scurried off into the night.

The footage, taken from outside the Sugar Loaf Animal Sanctuary outside the village of Ruckinge, shows the van pull up in Poundhurst Road at 6.20pm on November 26 this year.

A man is seen to get out on the passenger side, open the rear doors and then jettison three mattresses before a light is switched on.

The man then darted back to the the door of the van, which appears to be a company called JS Home Furnishings.

Video: Flytippers are caught on video dumping mattresses

On Facebook Jim Buckley, whose parents run the Sanctuary, has appealed for help and has had the video shared 500 times.

He said: “Unfortunately we are unable to decipher the phone number on the van.

“Do any of you know this outfit? Can you help us with any information? The Police and Environmental Teams are bouncing it backwards and forwards without really resolving anything.”

If you’re able to help identify the van, contact the newsroom on 01233 895808 or email kentishexpress@thekmgroup.co.uk.