CCTV watches over nesting swans in town centre

Measures to protect swans in a town centre after two were attacked last year have been reintroduced.

Fencing and CCTV were put in place in April 2024 following a number of incidents where bottles were thrown at two birds.

The safety measures have again been put in by Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue (CWR) to protect two nesting birds on the River Freshney in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.

The swans, in the same spot as last year, have laid two eggs and CWR is monitoring the video footage to ensure their safety.

CWR volunteers were granted a licence by North East Lincolnshire Council to put in the fencing and CCTV.

The rescue group said the safety measures were considered a success last year, with disturbance of the nest dropping from an average of four a day to fewer than four over the entire incubation period.

They have asked people not to feed the swans on or near the nest as it attracts predators, which puts the birds at risk.

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