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The road to Rattlechain… John’s Lane. A fallen tree a couple of weeks ago, as though cutting off the site even more from civilisation.   This week another obstacle at the barrier gate. This is an epidemic in the rotten … Continue reading →

  Has it really been seventeen years since I first set my eyes on the toxic waste operation at Rattlechain lagoon? I was only looking for some swans, it might have been better if I had never set foot done … Continue reading →

The deserted Rattlechain lagoon gates were wide open, not a soul in sight anywhere, what was going on here?   It wasn’t long before it became obvious that the arriving digger had come to carry out some excavations of the causeway … Continue reading →

In our long term monitoring of Rattlechain lagoon, (formerly known as “mere”), we have noted many a visitor into and out of the site, both animal and human, (and sometimes not quite sure.) We have also noted several licence breaches. … Continue reading →

Just about the single best event of the Blair Government was The Freedom of Information Act 2000. If it wasn’t for this we would certainly be in the dark about a great deal about what has transpired at Rattlechain lagoon, … Continue reading →

  Well Autumn arrived today after one of the driest Septembers on record. A stark contrast to the last 30 days or so. It was blowing a gale this morning around Tividale and the puddles were forming around the John’s … Continue reading →

Yahhh it’s on again.    

And so back to rattlechain lagoon. It has predictably been very quiet now for some time, but the watch goes on there every day. Birds observed in far less numbers than ever before after nearly a year after the main … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I noticed some disturbances at Rhodia/Solvay’s still controlled Gower Tip. Though my canalside view was limited, it was clear that behind the trees there had been some excavations taking place within the site, and clearly this … Continue reading →

  We have gone off on a bit of a tangent of late concerning the liars at Sandwell council and their murdering ways concerning the Canada geese. But don’t think you’re off the hook Rhodia/Solvay as you should know by now that … Continue reading →