The height of stupidity! Hikers are spotted peering over an eroding cliff edge ... trends now

Hikers were spotted peering over an eroding cliff edge just 'hours' after rocks collapsed. 

The shocking photos, which show the large group standing just a few meters from the edge of the rock face, were snapped by local Bev Trenwith between Lulworth and Weymouth in Dorset earlier this month.

The mother of three claimed that just 'hours' earlier there had been huge slabs of rock fall off the face of the cliff, with the boulders amassing below. 

Currently there are three diversions on the National Trail due to instances where the cliffs have broken off this year, and Ms Trenwith said that more concerningly she regularly sees parents let their children sit under the cliffs to get out of the wind.

In the background another hiker can be seen standing even closer to the edge as he looks across at the eroding coastline - only a couple of feet from the drop along the South West Coast Path.

The admin worker said she tried to warn the walkers about their risky position and highlighted the signs telling them to stay clear of the cliff edge but said they didn't listen.

She claims this left her feeling 'cross' and after returning from her jog uploaded photos of the eroding rocks to Facebook where users were quick to call out the hikers walking route.

Ms Trenwith said: 'I live in the area and I run the South West Coast path quite a bit and we have been noticing erosion for quite a while but [the rock fall] was pretty bad that day.

'Whenever the weather is bad and the ground dries out or freezes you get a lot of rock fall and I had noticed cracks for a while in the cliffs.

'We speak to so many people because we're from the area and despite their being so many signs up to tell people to stay away from the cliffs or not sit underneath them they don't listen.