Post by alf1951 on Feb 7, 2016 9:32:42 GMT
It's old news now and many people (certainly around these parts) are sick of hearing about the floods. Even so, on a short wander along the banks of the Eden a week ago I was aghast by what I saw. Some areas look like Armageddon has finally arrived. The damage to wildlife and habitat must be phenomenal but there is little reporting of this.
The local paper has focused on the rescue of pets and loss of livestock (which was considerable) rather than wildlife. Or stories like this -
www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/Storms-aftermath-creates-new-beach--10-miles-from-sea-3f9a2434-b760-4a9f-85a0-00cb99f6f820-ds
I guess it is still early days but this BES report is a little more encouraging -
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2016/01/13/flooding-in-the-uk-ecological-impacts-and-an-ecosystem-approach/
Alf
The local paper has focused on the rescue of pets and loss of livestock (which was considerable) rather than wildlife. Or stories like this -
www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/Storms-aftermath-creates-new-beach--10-miles-from-sea-3f9a2434-b760-4a9f-85a0-00cb99f6f820-ds
I guess it is still early days but this BES report is a little more encouraging -
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2016/01/13/flooding-in-the-uk-ecological-impacts-and-an-ecosystem-approach/
Alf
As the queen once said there are dark forces at work! 
