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Dangerous junk finally removed from Siblyback Lake

Eyesore concrete block at Siblyback Lake
When the wakeboard facility was closed at the end of 2017, several pieces of it were left behind. The huge concrete block with dangerous spikes sticking out of it was the most noticeable when it was exposed as the water level fell in the summer. This item could easily have been removed in 2018, but South West Lakes Trust just left it there.

In summer 2019 as the water level again fell, the beach was a mess with lots of junk lying around. Old tyres, railway sleepers and sharp metal parts from the wakeboard system for example.

Dangerous junk at Siblyback Lake
Not really the sort of thing you would expect an environmental charity to leave lying about.
Old railway sleeper on the beach at Siblyback Lake
Many of the smaller items were removed by kind volunteers on the 2nd October 2019. The following day a large digger was brought in to remove the huge concrete block which had been blighting the beautiful lake for nearly two years. Interestingly, the block wasn't actually removed from the lake but buried in a hole on the beach. Maybe it will reappear at some point.
Volvo digger at Siblyback Lake
It is great to see the beach cleaned up again, because the water level is rising and if it hadn't been done when it was it would have been too late.
Siblyback Lake



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