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CPRE Oxfordshire
Campaigning to protect Oxfordshires's countryside for 75 years
Campaigning to protect Oxfordshires's countryside for 75 years
The Radley Swans have become an icon of the battle to save Radley Lakes. Early in 2007, RWE npower destroyed their nest on an island in Thrupp Lake. That's quite legal. The swans had not yet begun to nest. But it’s a bit like going away for a winter holiday and finding your home demolished when you return. The swans moved to the footpath between the two lakes and have fiercely defended their territory since. In mid-May, the Radley Swans hatched three cygnets. The photo is by Jo Cartmell.
The Radley Swans and Cygents. Click for larger image.
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The Campaign to Protect Rural England promotes the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging
the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. National website: www.cpre.org.uk.
Published by CPRE Oxfordshire, Punches Barn, Waterperry Road, Holton, Oxfordshire OX33 1PP. 01865 874780.
campaign@cpreoxon.org.uk. www.cpreoxon.org.uk.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England promotes the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging
the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. National website: www.cpre.org.uk.