This is the moment a randy couple were spotted having sex in the New Forest.

The jaw-dropping footage was filmed by a motorist who had stopped at the beauty spot to take in the views and decided to film the action.

The man and woman clearly thought they wouldn't be seen when they started having sex in the open amongst the heather and gorse of the Hampshire woodland.

But they hadn't noticed a layby 50 yards away, where Richard Rees had pulled in for a quick tea break during a leisurely drive through the National Park.

He spotted the randy couple and at first thought they were fighting in the grass but very quickly realised they were actually having sex.

Richard, 35, got out of his car and recorded a quick video of the man, wearing a red T-shirt with his trousers around his ankles, on top of a semi-naked woman.

The couple cannot be identified in the video, prompting amusing comments on Facebook from people suggesting it could be people they know.

Richard, from Bournemouth, Dorset, said: "From the car it looked like they were fighting but when we got out we could slightly hear the woman's moaning.

"The layby was empty. It was unusually quiet which only amplified their soundtrack.

"They probably thought they were hidden but obviously not.

"I was shocked at first and thought I would film it for a laugh and to get some internet hits but unfortunately I ran out of memory storage, otherwise I would have filmed till the end.

"They were still going strong when we left."

A spokesman for Hampshire Police said people caught having sex in the public could be prosecuted for outraging public decency under the Public Order Act 1986 but only if can be shown a person was likely to have been caused harassment, alarm or distress.

They confirmed they were not investigating the couple in the video.