“I feel like I’m playing sewage roulette with my life every time I enter the water”, says Andy Beeman, an angling coach living in Greater Manchester “I see everything from raw sewage or faeces to sanitary towels” 💧 SaveBritainsRivers
Andy Beeman, a fishing guide from Leigh, Greater Manchester, paints aof waterways scattered with everything from underwear, sanitary towels and wet wipes to food waste and syringes.
“Large numbers of rats are feasting on the visible raw sewage and food waste which is discharged into our rivers and streams. Rat populations have increased rapidly, which is impacting otherThe Greater Manchester area is particularly bad in the streams that flow into the Manchester ship canal, he said, which then travel downstream into the River Mersey, and into the sea around north Wales.
“I have seen numbers of amphibians, fish, and birds such as kingfishers decline rapidly. Invertebrate species which feed larger animals further up the food chain have also declined.
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