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  1. Ray Walton

    How special is this Ebay Hexagraph?

    The Gerry Swanton Specialist Hexagraph is very rare as only a small number were ever made. At the time, and they would have cost around £350 - £400+ new for the standard version. They were made in the mid-late 1990's. If you wanted a new one made today, it would probably cost you around...
  2. Ray Walton

    Do you think there were Other UK Barbel species than barbus barbus in the past

    Back in the 1980's, you could buy juvenile European different species of barbel from UK aquarium shops and you probably still can today. I think some of those could have possibly have ended up in UK rivers.
  3. Ray Walton

    BBC Video-River Colne Abstraction, Sewage Pollution etc

    Another... ‘To address England's growing water crisis, some political and corporate leaders are calling for large-scale exports of water from Scotland, by tanker and pipeline. Already, several British companies are exploring the possibility of water exports and one Scottish entrepreneur told The...
  4. Ray Walton

    BBC Video-River Colne Abstraction, Sewage Pollution etc

    Worth a read sometime... Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water Paperback – September 1, 2005 'In this “chilling, in-depth examination of a rapidly emerging global crisis†(In These Times), Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, two of the most active opponents...
  5. Ray Walton

    BBC Video-River Colne Abstraction, Sewage Pollution etc

    I tried doing the FOI path on a water company that supplied the public and private industry etc. OFWAT told me that they don't have to comply in telling you what toxic chemicals they use in treatment 'of the water or who their 'private' customers are. It is a scandal. As i found out, over a...
  6. Ray Walton

    BBC Video-River Colne Abstraction, Sewage Pollution etc

    I think i read somewhere that Affinity Water suck the boreholes dry to sell and supply the water to private companies in the area...and it is 'not' used to supply drinking water for the local people. They are not telling you that. Not sure which companies, but i learnt from OFWAT some years ago...
  7. Ray Walton

    BBC Video-River Colne Abstraction, Sewage Pollution etc

    Watch the Video - River Colne - The Drought in this area is caused by the 'Affinity Water' company over abstracting from the boreholes and rivers and sucking them dry for fat cat profits...with no respect or conscience to the devastating consequences to the wildlife, birds, fish and the riverine...
  8. Ray Walton

    Desperate states in West London

    Well Said Mark...
  9. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    Hi Bryce...Your before pics would be very helpful. If you could send them to me or James Champkin at the Angling Trust. If you could name the areas where they are would be appreciated. I have suggested your FOI request to the AT. Thanks again.. My email is rollingpinboy@aol.com or...
  10. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    Hi Graham...I have passed your link above to the Angling Trust with your info and they want to follow this up... I have not received the pics or vids/links from Dave Rushton so can you ask him to contact me on Facebook or email at rollingpinboy@aol or James.champkin@anglingtrust.net. It would be...
  11. Ray Walton

    Key bird species along rivers shows worrying decline

    I suppose it works the other way as well...in droughts... "Sadly it’s not the cold and wet that’s the biggest threat to our butterflies. “A summer drought is probably the worst of all weather conditions for butterflies,” says Fox. That is because it kills the plants that caterpillars need to...
  12. Ray Walton

    Key bird species along rivers shows worrying decline

    As on the Hampshire Avon, you would expect a recovery of birds, fish, insects and wildlife populations after 50+ years of continuous river and land habitat destruction by the EA/NRA, farmers etc. which led to the declines. Today, and for the past 6 years, the Environment Agency and Natural...
  13. Ray Walton

    Key bird species along rivers shows worrying decline

    Not only Birds.. UK BUTTERFLIES WORST HIT IN 2016 WITH 70% OF SPECIES IN DECLINE, STUDY FINDS. I think it is common sense that if everyone is out destroying their critical and essential habitat, then you will destroy the species and see the decline before your eyes. When you chop down the...
  14. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    River Colne - Video - River Colne-EA Tree and Riverbank Habitat Destruction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppgc0dq_NiI
  15. Ray Walton

    Storm drain pollution of rivers

    ...also you will find that water and sewage companies have underground pipework that are linked to the public surface water drainage system. They can also abuse them by discharging hazardous wastes and substances in this way, to where they cannot be easily traced back, identified and prosecuted...
  16. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    Paul...Get the pics and video footage to keep a record. This is ongoing with the AT and others who care passionately and hopefully something will come of it to stop it happening again. They want more anglers and clubs to come forward with info and pics etc. I have a feeling this destruction may...
  17. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    Watch the Vid Footage and see what they do and did ...As mentioned in the Angling Trust’s Press Release and Evidence Dossier – River Mole – EA Riverbank Destruction -Trees, Vegetation and Fishery Habitat Carnage..Click on the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gf9gGeCZA
  18. Ray Walton

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous Waste of Precious Resources as Environment Agency Contractors Destroy River Habitat - After a lengthy investigation, the Angling Trust has uncovered evidence of the destruction of habitat for fish and other wildlife by Environment Agency contractors...
  19. Ray Walton

    Ea riverbank tree and vegetation habitat destruction..message to all.......

    Kevin Pilgrim---you have pm and email..Thanks
  20. Ray Walton

    Thames water, river killers.

    Worth putting stuff on this Springwatch Fans Facebook page...I do as it is a different audience to anglers...and you can inform and educate the ones who think that everything is hunky dory with our rivers, fish birds, wildfowl and wildlife...join up and post. Here is the link...
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