Firefighters were called to battle a blaze at the Queen's private estate in north east Scotland yesterday.
Rangers on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire have praised fire crews who extinguished a fire caused by an abandoned camp fire.
A spokesperson for the 50,000 acre estate took to social media to highlight the risk.
They wrote on Twitter : "Thanks very much to the crews from @fire_scot who extinguished this forest fire yesterday which had been started by an abandoned camp fire.
"Due to their quick response the fire did not affect a nearby osprey nest."
It is not the first time Balmoral has had to deal with irresponsible campers, with officials having previously warned over the risk of wild infernos after continually finding the remnants of camp fires.
The estate is home to a range of wildlife, including red squirrels, capercaillie, red deer and otters.
It appears even the Queen cannot escape the blight of louts on her Aberdeenshire estate where she is due to arrive for her annual summer break in a few weeks.
Last year her rangers posted a picture of a suitcase of empty beer cans left on Balmoral near Loch Muick - a favourite walking spot for the Royals.
The Queen even named one of her new dogs after it. Followers were outraged.
"Shocking! If it can be carried in full, it can be carried out empty," wrote one, while another added: "That is just disgusting - so many people do not deserve to have the outdoor access available to them - they go there because it's such a nice area then treat it like a landfill site.
"It sickens those if us that show the respect for the area and for other users."
A third chimed in: "A disgraceful and disrespectful behaviour. To those that think that sort of behaviour is acceptable in the countryside, your NOT welcome and stay in the city."
In June last year rangers on the estate made a new impassioned plea asking people not to become litter louts.
They say they spend "several days" each week picking up the garbage.
Only a few months earlier the estate blasted those littering Balmoral with bags of dog poo, writing: "Why do people do this?
"This was all cleared away this morning plus another 20+ bags as well."
Balmoral has been plagued by litter louts - especially during lockdown.
The area is particularly loved by Prince Charles, who stays at nearby Birkhall with Camilla on the estate.
Such is Prince Charles's affection for Lochnagar that he immortalised it in his illustrated 1980 children's book, The Old Man Of Lochnagar, which tells the story of an old man who leaves his cave in the cliffs for adventures in the surrounding countryside.
It was originally written by the prince to entertain Prince Andrew and Prince Edward as children. The book was later made into an animated short film by the BBC, with Robbie Coltrane providing the voice of the hermit and Charles narrating.
But Lochnagar has become a dumping ground for some walkers, sparking Royal fury - with Balmoral in 2018 attacking litter bugs who left nearly 43lbs of rubbish on Prince Charles' favourite mountain.
The estate posted a picture of the garbage on its Facebook - also with the comment "disgusting" - with followers also condemning the desecration of 3789ft high Lochnagar.
The haul included plastic bottles, wrappers and plastic containers.
Princes William and Harry have also recounted how their father used to make them pick up litter with 'spikes' while on vacation.
In 2010, Charles took part in a discussion on tackling anti-social behaviour.
When an audience member asked what a person should do if they witnessed someone littering a forest, Charles replied: 'The difficult thing is to ask them to pick it up without getting stabbed.'
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