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Not all decisions result in the expected outcome!

We heard today how a ban on tourists feeding swans at Lake Windermere has had unforeseen consequences.

It seems that having developed a taste for the pieces of bread and chips being fed to them, the birds have now decided to take direct action by invading the High Street.

Unfortunately since the ban was introduced, the swans have been waddling the half mile from the lakeside to the town centre of Bowness-on-Windermere where they rifle through bins and scavenge for scraps outside the local Tescos and nearby fast food outlets.

For years visitors have stood on the jetty and thrown scraps of the food to the waterfowl but since the ban was introduced swans have been seen rummaging through bins for discarded takeaway food or packets of half-eaten fish burgers and chips.

Annabel Rushton, of the RSPB in Cumbria, said fast food should not be fed to swans. “Just like us humans, it is not good for them, and its grease can get stuck to their feathers. Bread should only be fed in small amounts. Most types of bread are acceptable to birds, but should only ever be given as a small part of a varied diet. Better alternatives include bird seed, halved grapes, potatoes, and greens like spinach.”

Well that’s all well and good but unfortunately, just like their human counterparts, the swans have now become so hooked on the unhealthy carbohydrate goodies that they may not be so easily deflected.

Being a Tuesday I was joined once more by Margaret Mills who was looking at whether an Essex man, Sir Walter Tyrrell, might have a case to answer in respect of the death of King William II, often known as William Rufus.

Listen again here as Margaret described the known facts of the case: –

I’ll see you again next week,
Scott

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Not all decisions result in the expected outcome!

We heard today how a ban on tourists feeding swans at Lake Windermere has had unforeseen consequences.

It seems that having developed a taste for the pieces of bread and chips being fed to them, the birds have now decided to take direct action by invading the High Street.

Unfortunately since the ban was introduced, the swans have been waddling the half mile from the lakeside to the town centre of Bowness-on-Windermere where they rifle through bins and scavenge for scraps outside the local Tescos and nearby fast food outlets.

For years visitors have stood on the jetty and thrown scraps of the food to the waterfowl but since the ban was introduced swans have been seen rummaging through bins for discarded takeaway food or packets of half-eaten fish burgers and chips.

Annabel Rushton, of the RSPB in Cumbria, said fast food should not be fed to swans. “Just like us humans, it is not good for them, and its grease can get stuck to their feathers. Bread should only be fed in small amounts. Most types of bread are acceptable to birds, but should only ever be given as a small part of a varied diet. Better alternatives include bird seed, halved grapes, potatoes, and greens like spinach.”

Well that’s all well and good but unfortunately, just like their human counterparts, the swans have now become so hooked on the unhealthy carbohydrate goodies that they may not be so easily deflected.

Being a Tuesday I was joined once more by Margaret Mills who was looking at whether an Essex man, Sir Walter Tyrrell, might have a case to answer in respect of the death of King William II, often known as William Rufus.

Listen again here as Margaret described the known facts of the case: –

I’ll see you again next week,
Scott

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Not all decisions result in the expected outcome!

We heard today how a ban on tourists feeding swans at Lake Windermere has had unforeseen consequences.

It seems that having developed a taste for the pieces of bread and chips being fed to them, the birds have now decided to take direct action by invading the High Street.

Unfortunately since the ban was introduced, the swans have been waddling the half mile from the lakeside to the town centre of Bowness-on-Windermere where they rifle through bins and scavenge for scraps outside the local Tescos and nearby fast food outlets.

For years visitors have stood on the jetty and thrown scraps of the food to the waterfowl but since the ban was introduced swans have been seen rummaging through bins for discarded takeaway food or packets of half-eaten fish burgers and chips.

Annabel Rushton, of the RSPB in Cumbria, said fast food should not be fed to swans. “Just like us humans, it is not good for them, and its grease can get stuck to their feathers. Bread should only be fed in small amounts. Most types of bread are acceptable to birds, but should only ever be given as a small part of a varied diet. Better alternatives include bird seed, halved grapes, potatoes, and greens like spinach.”

Well that’s all well and good but unfortunately, just like their human counterparts, the swans have now become so hooked on the unhealthy carbohydrate goodies that they may not be so easily deflected.

Being a Tuesday I was joined once more by Margaret Mills who was looking at whether an Essex man, Sir Walter Tyrrell, might have a case to answer in respect of the death of King William II, often known as William Rufus.

Listen again here as Margaret described the known facts of the case: –

I’ll see you again next week,
Scott

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Not all decisions result in the expected outcome!

We heard today how a ban on tourists feeding swans at Lake Windermere has had unforeseen consequences.

It seems that having developed a taste for the pieces of bread and chips being fed to them, the birds have now decided to take direct action by invading the High Street.

Unfortunately since the ban was introduced, the swans have been waddling the half mile from the lakeside to the town centre of Bowness-on-Windermere where they rifle through bins and scavenge for scraps outside the local Tescos and nearby fast food outlets.

For years visitors have stood on the jetty and thrown scraps of the food to the waterfowl but since the ban was introduced swans have been seen rummaging through bins for discarded takeaway food or packets of half-eaten fish burgers and chips.

Annabel Rushton, of the RSPB in Cumbria, said fast food should not be fed to swans. “Just like us humans, it is not good for them, and its grease can get stuck to their feathers. Bread should only be fed in small amounts. Most types of bread are acceptable to birds, but should only ever be given as a small part of a varied diet. Better alternatives include bird seed, halved grapes, potatoes, and greens like spinach.”

Well that’s all well and good but unfortunately, just like their human counterparts, the swans have now become so hooked on the unhealthy carbohydrate goodies that they may not be so easily deflected.

Being a Tuesday I was joined once more by Margaret Mills who was looking at whether an Essex man, Sir Walter Tyrrell, might have a case to answer in respect of the death of King William II, often known as William Rufus.

Listen again here as Margaret described the known facts of the case: –

I’ll see you again next week,
Scott

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