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“Tidy”
- Tim and the volunteers clear up yet more rubbish.
Posted by Tim Russell on 28 November 2011
You may remember a recent blog of mine showing a deep freeze dumped amongst the trees … well, we removed it and it was replaced a couple of days later by even more rubbish.
I do despair sometimes at some people’s total disregard for these hills. The Quantock Hills have been officially recognised as a nationally protected area since 1956 … England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The woodland that this rubbish has been illegally dumped in is also recognised as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), part of Europe’s highest level of nature conservation protection.
We dragged the recent rubbish up onto the edge of the road so that the local District Council could then remove it. The quicker the stuff gets taken away the better as rubbish seems to attract more rubbish.
If you see any fly-tipped rubbish in the AONB please let our office know as we are recording all fly-tipping that we become aware of and we can arrange for removal by the appropriate District Council or through the AONB Service to get it ‘roadside’.
See pictured our volunteers Dave Pusill, Vicky Criddle and Chris Tilley - A big thank you to them for their help.
To read my previous blog 'Frozen Plant' click here
Tim
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