Terrapins in Barrons Pond
Sitting on the top deck of an E3 bus this afternoon, as it stopped at the bus stop by Barrons Pond on Popes Lane I looked down and could see a Red Eared Terrapin slowly crawling through the mud. Because of the recent hot weather the water was very low and this poor mud caked creature was having to struggle to a great degree.Having had several of these fascinating animals as pets as a child it felt terrible watching it struggle.As there seems little chance of this pond being cleaned up in the near future I thought it would be a good idea if these terrapins [I have no idea how many there are] could be transfered to the new pond in Gunnersbury Park, the one by the Orange House which has recently by been completed.There may be good reasons why this would'nt be possible, such as a threat to the biodiversity to the new pond,plus Barrons Pond is in the Borough of Ealing and the park is in Hounslow, but these seem minor considerations compared to the plight of these poor creatures.As I have no idea how or who to approuch about this problem I thought I'd ask the good people of this forum for any thoughts or advice.
Bob Little ● 2850d9 Comments