On my walk this morning I went past a small wetland area alongside the river and noticed something written on one of the signs. Someone had written VANDALISM Now a desert No habitat for birds or animals No Conservation And I had to agree. This was once a small haven for wildlife and I'd written a previous blog about spotting a kingfisher on the pond. https://www.wildlifepirate.co.uk/single-post/2019/03/11/a-new-king-on-the-block Along with the kingfishers I'd photographed gre

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