Windermere hit by toxic spills once a week as bathers warned of harmful algae

Windermere hit by toxic spills once a week as bathers warned of harmful algae

More than one illicit spill or leak was recorded per week around Lake Windermere last year, revealing the scale of the pollution crisis at one of England’s most-beloved nature sites. A total of 68 “pollution incidents” were recorded by the Environment Agency (EA) in the Windermere catchment last year, according to data released as part of a Freedom of Information request and shared with The i Paper. The incidents included multiple occasions of b…