{"id":758,"date":"2024-02-08T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?p=758"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:49:28","slug":"sheepwash-and-rattlechain-midands-outdoors-explores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?p=758","title":{"rendered":"Sheepwash and Rattlechain- Midlands Outdoors Explores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple of good Youtube videos from the Midlands Outdoors channel which explore Sheepwash and the surrounding Canal and Rattlechain lagoon area. Be sure to give that channel a subscribe and like.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously locals will venture over here every day, to walk their dogs, go to work or for exercise, but these videos offer a newby&#8217;s experience to the area and a genuine unbiased commentary on what he sees. Using drone footage, subtle music and a gentle narration, it captures a moment of reflection about the industrial past and the changing face of nature within it.<\/p>\n<p>Some links to complement the videos can be seen below under each.<\/p>\n<p>First a visit to Sheepwash entering at John&#8217;s Lane. The &#8220;derelict house&#8221; is of course connected to the former farm and currently houses two businesses.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sheepwash nature reserve  | S1 EP.5 | Exploring the black country\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9yvFhVu7chY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span><strong>The bird flight diverters, and the story of how those were added by National Grid can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665\u00a0<\/span>The overview history of the site can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span>The story of the two brickworks once occupying the site can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span>The Haines branch canal story is <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665 <\/span>The transformation of the site from industrial to nature reserve recovery is discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The next video explores more of Sheepwash, but also Rattlechain lagoon and connecting BCN mainline.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considerable history and controversy<\/a> surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white phosphorus<\/a> chemical waste dump of the former <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albright and Wilson.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sheepwash and rattlechain BCN -exploring the Black country - Episode 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgRVM_yMY7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 Further sightings and discussion of The Netherton tunnel can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=6371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 The Rattlechain brickworks story can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 Historic pictures\/maps and discussion of the Rattlechain brickworks\/lagoon are <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=3050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 This can be read in conjunction with how John&#8217;s Lane has changed <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=4916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 Discussion of the two tunnels into Sheepwash can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 An overview of someone who carried Albright and Wilson&#8217;s toxic waste by canal barge from their Langley factory can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=10594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 An updated &#8220;what&#8217;s left&#8221; of this &#8220;toxic trail&#8221; journey is <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=3863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 Some of the views from the hill overlooking Rattlechain lagoon are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=15226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 The issue of white phosphorus poisoning wildfowl on the lagoon, and the story of how campaigners had to take on this muti-national company can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660 These birds were found to be being systemically poisoned, see <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=7164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?page_id=7215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> by the waste chemical contained in this lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\"><strong><span id=\"video-title\" class=\" style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer style-scope ytd-compact-video-renderer\" title=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales\" aria-label=\"53 Wonders: The Most Beautiful Places on Earth | Travel Video | Trek Tales by Trek Tales 3,062 views 5 days ago 32 minutes\">\u2660The Friends of Sheepwash remain committed to campaigning <a href=\"https:\/\/protectsheepwashlocalnaturereserve.org.uk\/?page_id=249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against building any houses on or adjacent to this contaminated land which directly threatens the nature reserve and connected wildlife.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple of good Youtube videos from the Midlands Outdoors channel which explore Sheepwash and the surrounding Canal and Rattlechain lagoon area. 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