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Thursday, 20 March 2014

Words Fail Me

With the forecast of rain this afternoon I thought I'd have a look around Nythe Pool whilst the sun was still out. I was going to write about the wildlife I hoped to see, but instead I will show you the pitiful state the pool has become. Words Fail Me, but these images say it all.

The clean flowing Dorcan Brook flowing down into Nythe Pool.
 Little does it know what lies ahead!

But what greets it, is rubbish

And more..............

Just plain filthy

A Child's Car Seat

A Cable Drum

Bin and Mattress

Pipe

Traffic Cone and more rubbish

A Television

Plastic Chair

A Kiddies Bike and Can

Plastic Recycling Bag and empty beer bottles

Fallen Tree

And another one

And a third one

An eddy of muck and rubbish

How does anything survive.
 This Grey Wagtail called in briefly and was soon gone.

If you are a Moorhen you can at least swim around the rubbish.

Whilst the Mallards try to keep in the clean running water.

Frogs  spawn. I wonder how many will survive the pollution

Now if you can fly like this Long-tailed Tit, you can at least escape.

One last look at the pool!

Even the Magpies seem undecided on which way to go

And a Collared Dove gives the pool one last look,
 as it heads off in the opposite direction.

A Wood Pigeon reminisces on what the pool use to look like many moons ago.

Away from the pool the Blackthorn tries to cheer things up

Though looking at the wood close by I think it's a lost cause. 
Another part of Nythe that is neglected

A carpet of Wood Anemones covers the ground and 
probably more rubbish lying underneath

A pretty plant

And finally I think this picture sums it all up.
 A solitary Daffodil in the middle of the wood, 
trying desperately to make an impression. 
Can you spot it?