Swimmers have been warned to avoid several bathing spots which are too polluted to dip their toes (Image: Getty) Swimmers in the UK have been cautioned to avoid several bathing spots due to high pollution levels. The Environment Agency has classified hundreds of locations as official bathing spots, allowing people to enjoy natural swimming areas. However, our interactive map reveals that 18 out of 425 locations have "poor" water quality.
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These protests followed reports of millions of liters of raw sewage being discharged into Windermere in the Lake District over a 10-hour period in February. R.