The rising popularity of wild swimming has sparked a flood of interest in natural pools. Paul Mercer, of Norfolk-based The Swimming Pond Company, says that they are a clean, green alternative to polluted rivers or conventional chlorine-based pools. Pooling resources: The Beckhams are among the many celebrities said to have splashed out on eco-friendly ponds or lakes Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran …
Rijkswaterstaat, provinces, and water boards warn bathers about blue-green algae. Waterschap Delfland, which includes Rotterdam and The Hague, warns of blue-green algae in swimming pools at Delftse Hout, Wollebrand, and Krabbeplas, among others. The Vechtstromen water board in Twente and part of Drenthe has also detected blue-green algae. The blue-green algae is a bacterium that forms a floating layer in …
What better way to bring yourself back down to reality than by taking a plunge into refreshingly icy water. David and Victoria Beckham have started digging a lake at their £6 million Cotswolds home Ed Sheeran's installation of a 'nature pond' at his £3.7 million estate in Framlingham, Suffolk, was met with resistance from locals Great British Bake Off judge …
