SWANS have been moved from a dried up city pond after they became dehydrated and had no access to natural food . We previously reported the water level of the pond in Knightswood Park has drastically dropped once again, despite money being set aside by Glasgow City Council to fix it two years ago. The council confirmed they have now identified the main leak which has been reducing the pond to a "muddy puddle" during summer months over the last few years, much to the dismay of local residents.
READ NEXT: Knightswood Park pond reduced to 'muddy puddle' as water levels drop once again (Image: Glasgow City Council) Belinda Beattie told the Glasgow Times last week that the park's swans were in a "sorry state" and she was having to give them bowls of water and feed them corn. She also said she was unsure if the swans were moulting and were therefore unable to fly away to a better location. She said: "Everyone’s upset because going through Covid they’ve used it [the pond].
"A lot of people we’ve spoken to have come out and started walking round the pond, they’ve met other people, and it’s been good for morale. "But I know at the moment, a couple of my friends, they don’t want to be near the pond because it’s distressing seeing the animals distressed. "Swans are beautiful creatures, they preen, they look after themselves, and they’ve got no water to bathe.
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