Tag Archives: Chasewater Wildlife Group

Dead fish!

Posted on January 18, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Cycling up to Chasewater today, I noticed (as had several other people standing nearby) that a huge quantity of young fish have died in and around the Anglesey Basin. There are certainly many thousands of young, silver-coloured fish dead in … Continue reading →

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Chasewater Dam information now available

Posted on November 24, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

It seems Lichfield District Council and other interested parties have finally got their act together to fill the information vacuum that’s been developing around the works on the dam at Chasewater. The increasingly hysterical tone in some quarters seems to … Continue reading →

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Chasewater dam update

Posted on October 25, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Spotted on the excellent Chasewater Wildlife Group homepage, I’d like to draw your attention to the following statement about the coming work on the dam, and the drainage of the lake to facilitate it: ‘The full extent of the works … Continue reading →

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How that newt trap works…

Posted on September 20, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I passed through Chasewater yesterday, and looked at the newt trap fencing again. How it works is quite clever; there are yards and yards of shiny, impervious plastic fence, about 18 inches high, with the bottom edge buried in the … Continue reading →

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Odd things at Chasewater…

Posted on September 19, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I noticed last weekend that some odd, low fencing had sprung up around the dam at Chasewater. At first, I thought it was a rabbit-proof fence (the  material is actually buried at he base) and when I enquired at the … Continue reading →

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