Bristolfashion
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I'm just reviewing our log, here's part of the entry for 9/7/22. Stromness Voe. "..... However, when we got to the marked anchorage, it had been completely taken over by a local fish farm operation....".
Studland Eco moorings will cost you this year
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lustyd
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While I can understand some people not being bothered by this or not understanding what’s gone on, I find it intriguing how much time and energy you’re putting in to convincing us it’s not a bad thing that we’ve lost this incredible anchorage to bad science and lies.
What’s your angle here?
What’s your angle here?
Bristolfashion
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Between 10° and 20° in a fair wind!
When you say "lost" you mean "can anchor there if I want to" right? After all, there were a few boats anchored there when I visited a couple of days ago.
Bristolfashion
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P.s. it's nice I grant you, but in the terms of the UK coast, not incredible. IMHO of course.
lustyd
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No by lost I mean it’s now impossible to anchor there because they extended the mooring field to fill it.Between 10° and 20° in a fair wind!
When you say "lost" you mean "can anchor there if I want to" right? After all, there were a few boats anchored there when I visited a couple of days ago.
Bristolfashion
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Ah, perhaps you should nip out and tell the boats that were anchoring there the other day.
Lodestone
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Why are you bothered about this?
Lodestone
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You can still anchor in Newtown and as it isn't a statutory harbour politely decline the tip box.
lustyd
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Yes, you can still anchor in the other side of the bay, if you can stand the swell.Ah, perhaps you should nip out and tell the boats that were anchoring there the other day.
Bristolfashion
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Yes, rather like Studland - except there the voluntary mooring fee is £10.
Bristolfashion
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I was going to give a flippant reply, but .....
Without arguing about Studland specifically AGAIN, I'm generally sad that nature takes such a back seat to human needs, desires and greed. Suggest holding up any "development" of any kind to protect nature is greeted with howls of protest, suggest inconveniencing humans in even the tiniest way and those same howls appear.
The odd experiment to improve nature won't work - but that is a drop compared to the destruction going on.
"Yesterday (28/9/23) saw the publication of the fourth State of Nature (SON) Report, the product of a collaboration of environmental NGOs, academic institutions and government agencies, including Natural England. The report provides the most comprehensive overview ever of species trends across the UK, including specific assessments for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and for the UK’s Overseas Territories. Its conclusions are based on millions of records collected by thousands of volunteer ‘citizen scientists’ spanning terrestrial, freshwater and marine species.
The report makes compelling reading. It lays bare the stark fact that nature is still seriously declining across the UK, a country that is already one of the most nature-depleted in the world. The data show that since 1970 UK species have declined by about 19% on average, and nearly 1 in 6 species (16.1%) are now threatened with extinction. This is a timely reminder, if we needed it, that the nature crisis isn’t restricted to far-off places like the Amazon or Great Barrier Reef. It is right here, on our doorstep. We are losing familiar wildlife that we cherish including the hazel dormouse and skylark."
Bristolfashion
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Er, isn't that just part of society? There are loads of bits of infrastructure and services that I don't use, but I don't suggest that I shouldn't contribute!
lustyd
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Wow you just won't let this go, you must have some vested interest here. If so could you please declare it so we can all understand where your position is coming from? It's really not usual to fight against freedom and science, especially with this level of furvor, although I guess you could just be trolling.
Lodestone
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"I was going to give a flippant reply, but ....."
Surely not....vexatious maybe, but I'd never have expected flippant.
Bristolfashion
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What a silly post!
Do you think I'm a manufacturer of the boingy thingies used in eco moorings or something?
Bristolfashion
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No thoughts about the appalling state of nature in this country?"I was going to give a flippant reply, but ....."
Surely not....vexatious maybe, but I'd never have expected flippant.
Bristolfashion
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Other opinions are available.
Bristolfashion
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If you prefer the "echo box" environment of solely your own opinions, I commend the "ignore" feature of this forum.
lustyd
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Could be, or you could be looking for funding at University for more dodgy science. You could have a vested interest in the carbon offsetting.
Or you're a troll.
The one thing I think is fairly clear is that you're not being genuine in the thread.
lustyd
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Your trolling doesn't bother me, I'm just replying to ensure the misleading statements about Studland and the environment aren't left unanswered