In 2009 the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council decided to drain and clean the Knap lake for the first time in around 15 years. A similar exercise in another part of the country resulted in many dead Swans due to a nasty virus in the silt. 29 Barry Swans died during the 2009 cleaning operation in spite of trying to evacuate the 120 strong flock. As a result, when the council drained the lake in 2010 we relocated the (much smaller) Swan flock to the RSPCA animal hospital at West Hatch, Taunton.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
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In 2009 the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council decided to drain and clean the Knap lake for the first time in around 15 years. A similar exercise in another part of the country resulted in many dead Swans due … Continue reading