Fish in Cheltenham's Pittville Park are 'happy'
Around 7,000 fish have been lifted out of a Cheltenham lake in a major operation.Pittville Park's upper lake resident population of roach and carp was getting a little crowded.
And, as overstocked ponds and lakes can see disease spreading easily and experts noticed older residents were suffering stunted growth, help was needed.
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Cheltenham Borough Council’s community ranger Janice Payne comes to the rescue
Cheltenham Borough Council's community ranger Janice Payne has now come to the rescue.She enlisted the help of fishery experts from Melton Mowbray who descended on the park to rehome around 50 per cent of the stock.
"A few years ago we had a lot of fish that died because the lake was overstocked and we were worried that it might happen again," she said."So we took as many fish out as we could and we will do the same again every couple of years."
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There's a constant supply of new fish and a study of them showed that they are healthy."
See Saturday's copy of the Gloucestershire Echo to find out what happens to the rehomed fish.
6 Comments
by crankshaft
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 11:53AM
“whatever next sell the ducks or swans there messing about with nature leave the poor fish alone
on one hand there on about starting a fishing club on the other there removing fish ??? the two does not mix they should remove janice and put someone in charge who cares and will do the right job she just wants an income on counsil books every 2 years for selling fish the first time they took fish out was for desilting thats fine but then they realised they can make some money out of it poor mr pitt who left counsil in charge would be turning in his grave .”
by philip1978
Sunday, February 03 2013, 1:21AM
“save the fish before there all gone”
by Ivorbigun
Saturday, February 02 2013, 12:32AM
“That's a lot of carp.”
by system64
Friday, February 01 2013, 11:35PM
“Fish and BBQ in the summer.. That will help with numbers ;)”
by sld33
Friday, February 01 2013, 5:01PM
“It's PITTVILLE, not Piville. Joseph Pitt would be turning in his pit - sorry, grave”
by raidermanuk
Friday, February 01 2013, 4:27PM
“"And, as overstocked ponds and lakes can see disease spreading easily and experts noticed older residents were suffering stunted growth"
Does she mean the pensioners living in Albert Road?”