"Do Not Swim!"

 

Here are the signs that have just been put up on the Warren.  

With the news that the Warren had been granted bathing status came the requirement that the water was tested by the local authority - and they have immediately discovered that there is bacteria in the water which makes it unsafe for bathing.

Hopefully, they will now do something about it, by which I mean finding the source of the bacteria and stopping it from coming into the river, not just putting signs up.

Some people have been continuing to swim anyway, but it is at their own risk, now that they know the dangers.  Just off this picture to the left were some people sunbathing on the beach, and a couple of people paddling - and I passed a very wet dog on the path on the way down.

There were two pairs of swans on the river too, which is more than I've seen for a long time.