Shocking pictures of Houghton Regis SSSI Marl Lake show that the lake has practically disappeared.
These pictures shared by local environment supporter, Sally Gray, were taken today.
The blue flag was placed in the lake at a point at the far end where, in the second week of August, the water was seen draining away.
See Video. The water's edge has receded another few feet since then.
Alan Winter on 13 August, wrote, “I'm no expert, but it seems likely to me that the Marl Lake waters have been trickling away through cracks and fissures for years. The movement of water underground could have been accelerated by earthworks movements on the developer's fields to the north and east of the water treatment centre (sewage works) where another lake appeared.”
To the rear of the edge of the lake, Sally Gray reports that yesterday the ”Water is still flowing into this boggy wooded area"
A hydrological expert from Natural England has now seen the video Alan Winter made during Au…
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