Tunstall valley, Weardale: Streams have become mere trickles and a third of the reservoir is still mudSix months ago, when I stood on this bridge over Waskerley beck, which flows from the head of the Tunstall valley, the reservoir that it supplies was brimful. A rapid thaw after late heavy snowfall, followed by torrential rain, had left a pair of great-crested grebes piling up water weeds in a desperate attempt to keep their nest site above rising flood water. Continue reading...
Country diary: the dry summer has left fish dangerously exposed
15. listopadu 2018 7:00
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/15/country-diary-dry-summer-fish-exposed-tunstall-valley-weardale
Zdroj: The Guardian