‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
via theguardian.com
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Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting season Nature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam in a nature pond on Hampstead Heath among nests of baby birds. Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturbed by hordes of splashing revellers […]