More ASBO activity on the Bryn over the weekend. Details and the need for this regular problem to be considered in the feasibnilty study nicely summed up in a email to the Warden from a Save the Bryn Supporter copied to us: -
Dear Alun,
More anti-social behaviour at the Bryn on Saturday night, although we did not find out until early Sunday morning when walking and seeing the results. The hollow in the ground in front of the seat in the lower meadow is becoming a regular fireplace. Branches had been pulled off the trees again to light a fire, 24 cans of strong cider and glass was scattered about with other rubbish, including dog faeces close to the seat area. This has all been removed by myself and another 'Save our Bryn' supporter, but I attach photos which do not really capture the mess which we found. Five youths with two bull terrier- type dogs and carrier bags were seen walking in the direction of the Bryn by a local resident in the late evening, presumably they were the culprits, though fortunately this time they did not cause any local damage as far as I am aware, which often happens when they stagger home drunk in the night. As this is in the area for proposed grazing, I dread to think what effect they and their dogs would have had on ponies at night and probably in the dark, and I am sure any fencing in the area would have made welcome firewood and led to an even larger fire, causing animals to panic and injure themselves. The Bryn is a totally different area at night, especially but not only at weekends, as any local residents will tell you, we dread the arrival of October when fireworks go on sale, when we get rockets etc., being let off at all hours of the night. There is no point calling the police, as it is a huge area to police in the dark at night on foot. I hope the feasability study that is being carried out, presumably in conjunction with yourselves, will bear this in mind, as walking around the Bryn during the day is a completely different experience. I would never leave any animal of mine to the mercy of the characters that use the Bryn at night, especially as we would know nothing until finding the results next morning. Experts and others walking the area during the day would know nothing of this. I hope I am not in a position in a year or so after a tragedy has taken place to say that we warned you. I hope you will take these comments as constructive and bear them in mind when conducting the study.
Dear Alun,
More anti-social behaviour at the Bryn on Saturday night, although we did not find out until early Sunday morning when walking and seeing the results. The hollow in the ground in front of the seat in the lower meadow is becoming a regular fireplace. Branches had been pulled off the trees again to light a fire, 24 cans of strong cider and glass was scattered about with other rubbish, including dog faeces close to the seat area. This has all been removed by myself and another 'Save our Bryn' supporter, but I attach photos which do not really capture the mess which we found. Five youths with two bull terrier- type dogs and carrier bags were seen walking in the direction of the Bryn by a local resident in the late evening, presumably they were the culprits, though fortunately this time they did not cause any local damage as far as I am aware, which often happens when they stagger home drunk in the night. As this is in the area for proposed grazing, I dread to think what effect they and their dogs would have had on ponies at night and probably in the dark, and I am sure any fencing in the area would have made welcome firewood and led to an even larger fire, causing animals to panic and injure themselves. The Bryn is a totally different area at night, especially but not only at weekends, as any local residents will tell you, we dread the arrival of October when fireworks go on sale, when we get rockets etc., being let off at all hours of the night. There is no point calling the police, as it is a huge area to police in the dark at night on foot. I hope the feasability study that is being carried out, presumably in conjunction with yourselves, will bear this in mind, as walking around the Bryn during the day is a completely different experience. I would never leave any animal of mine to the mercy of the characters that use the Bryn at night, especially as we would know nothing until finding the results next morning. Experts and others walking the area during the day would know nothing of this. I hope I am not in a position in a year or so after a tragedy has taken place to say that we warned you. I hope you will take these comments as constructive and bear them in mind when conducting the study.
Regards
I also saw the aftermath of Saturdays drinking session and was suitably disgusted, however I was hearted to see that a local walker had gone to the trouble of reporting it and also clearing it up. On the same walk I came across such a variety of people up there enjoying themselves, Mums & Dads with their kids, an older experienced walker at the top working out which mountain was which and a chap from Manchester with his friends dog, who had come up to primarily birdwatch (he'd worked on the A55 and has been coming here ever since)He was delighted to see a small flock of Bull Finches flying across the meadow (a very shy bird he reliably told me) he was also very knowlegable about the flora and forna and pointed out one type of butterfly that thrives on ragwort I was interested by this and found some further scientific info:- check http://www.buglife.org.uk/conservation/currentprojects/ragwort/
ReplyDeleteIt's eye opening. Let's hope the council are taking a serious look at this too!
Hope to meet you up there one day.