Last week on the canal I took this shot of a lily while watching dragonflies and bees flitting around. The water was full of life with fish and bugs and the wildflowers were in full bloom.
Yesterday came the news that sodium cyanide had been spilled into the canal near Walsall causing devastation to all canal life in a twelve mile radius. The lock gates have been closed at four points to stop the contaminated water going into local rivers.
The fish have all died and I imagine the water plants will too and the authorities have stopped anyone going on the canal or even walking the towpaths in this exclusion zone until they can remove the poison.
My patch is about 16 miles from the spill so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the contamination won’t reach this far.
I’m gutted at this blow for nature as these city canals are valuable urban wildlife corridors.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. Luckily I believe the authorities knew about the spillage fairly soon after it happened, and have hopefully contained the worst of it.
Your photo is stunning and the reflections are perfect. Fav
When I saw the report on the news I did wonder if it was on a canal that you knew. It is indeed a sad event. I love your shot of the water lily and its reflection - fav!
I read about the spill, hopefully it's all cleared soon.
Your photo is stunning and the reflections are perfect. Fav
Ian