Over the next couple of weeks the lake at Stryt Las Park in Johnstown will be slowly drained, to temporarily leave a much smaller pool. This is being done so that the Rangers can give the lake bed a good clean. The rubbish is unsightly and often dangerous to many birds that live on the lake at Styt Las.
In previous years broken bottles, traffic cones and of course shopping trolleys have been removed from the mud. While the lake is drained the Environment Agency are going to catch the fish with a large net and relocate them to another pond or lake that needs stocking.
This is done annually for the benefit of the rare Great Crested Newts that inhabit this site. Unfortunately fish like to eat Great Crested Newts and as the newt is a protected species and Stryt Las is a designated Special Area of Conservation the ponds need to be kept free of fish.
If you would like to help the rangers clean out the lake, please give the rangers a call on 01978 822780. Once the fish have been caught and the rubbish cleared the lake will be allowed to refill naturally in the second half of December.
