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Manicminer:

--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---Don't these people ever give up? Are they aware that the land that the MOD looks after is known to be some of the best preserved and ecologically diverse in the UK, and has won awards to thar effect? .
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There is an old MOD firing ranges not far from here and it's the worst polluted site in the area.

jjsaul:

--- Quote from: "Manicminer" ---
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---Don't these people ever give up? Are they aware that the land that the MOD looks after is known to be some of the best preserved and ecologically diverse in the UK, and has won awards to thar effect? .
--- End quote ---


There is an old MOD firing ranges not far from here and it's the worst polluted site in the area.
--- End quote ---

linked or just coincidence though?

Manicminer:
It was used from the late 1800's up until the 1960's and the MOD just pulled out without doing any clean-up as would be required by the Environmental Agency these days.
It's full of unexploded artillery, handgranades, mortars,etc. Phosphorous shells are common.

Skibum346:

--- Quote from: "Manicminer" ---It was used from the late 1800's up until the 1960's and the MOD just pulled out without doing any clean-up as would be required by the Environmental Agency these days.
It's full of unexploded artillery, handgranades, mortars,etc. Phosphorous shells are common.
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It's a fair comment but there is a diffirence between the efforts of today as witnessed by the previously quoted awards, and the practices of, even taking the latest date... a diffirent era.

Skibum

Skibum346:
Must campaign for a mud club spell checker!   :oops:

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