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Swans in the area love their oats, though they aren’t particularly keen on the quaker variety for some reason.

    The area once comprising the Rattlechain brickworks area appears to reveal a hive of industrial activity, though little trace remains of the actual works themselves. Brickmaking may have ended with a whimper in the 1960’s though the canal … Continue reading →

  A break of sorts from the goings on at the lagoon. This post is about my observations of the urban angler. Some anglers appreciate wildlife and respect it, but a sizeable number do not. I have witnessed one drunk … Continue reading →

  It’s like setting your own questions for an exam and then getting someone else to mark it. Rhodia/Solvay “prepare” the site, invite ERM et al onto site to “monitor” the site, then ERM et al report back to Rhodia/Solvay … Continue reading →

Easter time is supposed to be a time of renewal and regeneration. The hatchlings are now starting to appear. I saw the first family of canada’s yesterday whilst out and about.   At Rattlechain over the last week a hosepipe … Continue reading →

    And so to the landmark 100th post on this blog. As stated several times, this website was set up initially to put forward our point of view that was not being reported widely, on an issue that was both … Continue reading →

THE EXCESS & TAR       1st April 2014 Farting frogs to blame for lagoon “gas” By Ross Socrates The cause of bubbling gas at a controversial waste disposal site was today revealed to be being caused by flatulating frogs. Local residents … Continue reading →

   A collection of the avian funny ha-ha and the funny peculiar. There is nothing more fascinating for this bird lover than watching what these creatures make of the world filled with human junk. They take our food, scraps and … Continue reading →

A significant sighting this week at rattlechain lagoon- a dead seagull on the causeway path. There isn’t too much one can draw from this, but it has been noted nonetheless. Bird numbers, as we have commented on this blog before … Continue reading →

    DOWN BELOW THE STREETS AND HOUSES, RATTLECHAIN LAGOON EVERYONE CAN SEE IT’S GASSING WE’LL POST A VIDEO SOON RAT -0-0 –LE -0-0-CHAIN -0-0- PH3 -0-0-PHOSPHINE.   READ PART 4 OF “HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE THE … Continue reading →