Council set to get to grips with pollution nuisance that is causing harm to Cleethorpes wildlife

                                                                  

The Marine Walk car park where some thoughtless  motorhome occupants are thought to have been causing harm to the water in Buck Beck outfall

A PROSPECTIVE ban on motorhomes on Marine Walk in Cleethorpes could help bring an end to an unsavoury practice by some of their occupants.

It has long been of concern, especially to North East Lincolnshire Council's ecology  unit,  that it has become a regular practice of environmentally-insensitive visitors to empty the contents of their chemical loos into the waters of the adjacent Buck Beck outfall.

This pollutes the water to the detriment of fish, aquatic insects and the birds, such as egrets, kingfishers and redshank, that that feed on them.

The chemically-treated waste also contributes to deterioration of the bating water, both in Cleethorpes and Humberston.

However, North East Lincolnshire Council is soon set to install height barriers to prevent access by motorhomes and similarly tall vehicles.

The restriction  should also have the benefit of creating more space for cars.