What an amazing job they all did in removing tonnes of silt and sludge from Nythe Pool, all of which has accumulated since Nythe Bog (as it was affectionately called), was widened and deepened in 1990. When the work was completed it was renamed Eldene Balancing Pond, but very few of the locals call it that and still call it Nythe Bog.
Back then the silt was laid out beyond the south bank of Dorcan Stream, just beyond where the footbridge is. Not something that could be done this time around, and so with a fleet of lorries coming back and forth for 7 days, they managed to remove 500 tonnes of silt and ship it off else where.
It wasn't just the silt they removed but a skip load of bikes, motorbikes, shopping trolleys etc. were all removed.
The Environment Agency were kind enough to let me use some of their photographs from 1990 and below are a few images from 1990 and what it looks like today.
Over the next few days there will be few more photos from 1990 and Present Day, plus some before and after photos and a video from this years project.
1990
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
January 2013
April 2017
1990
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
April 2017
1990
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
April 2017
1990
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
April 2017
1990
(Courtesy of the Environment Agency)
April 2017