A PARK user has expressed her shock at the amount of litter in Taylor Park lake.

Suzy Makin, 53, went to the park on Sunday for her first visit in a couple of years, taking a walk around the lake.

Suzy says she was shocked by the volume of litter in the water.

She even took a video of a mother coot sat on her nest which was full of eggs, while a male coot swam back and forth collecting litter for her to add to the nest.

"It is really sad to think that there is going to be baby chicks born into a nest of litter, I can't get my head around it," said Suzy.

"Coming up to Easter we'll be bombarded with baby chicks but the reality is this is happening at Taylor Park.

"It is not just going to be happening at Taylor Park, it's going to be happening at others as well.

"It's really shocking and upsetting."

Suzy, from Clock Face, added: "I am not saying the park is falling apart or that it is disgusting but there shouldn't be litter in such a beautiful lake.

"We are losing our green areas and I am concerned this is happening. It isn't going to be an isolated incident.

"Birds shouldn't have to be feathering their nests with sweetie wrappers.

"I am not saying that everybody is littering."

Peter Yates, of the Friends lof Taylor Park, said: "Litter is always an issue in public places but I don’t think that it is a major issue in Taylor Park.

"The rangers do a great job with regular litter picking and recently they have been able to get a team of regular volunteers to tackle litter and other conservation-type issues in the park in a very successful way.

"Litter, carried or blown by the wind will always gather at the lowest point of an area and, in the case of Taylor, the lake is one of the lower areas. Wild fowl will make nests from any material which provides what they need and I don’t think it’s a major issue in that respect.

"Obviously the problems of plastics are well known and the council’s decision to designate 2019 as the Year of the Environment, together with the Liverpool City Region, provides an opportunity to educate and inform the public about the environmental consequences of littering."

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