Peter Bishop
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Burton Mere, the biggest coarse and carp fishery on the Wirral penninsula has apparently been bought by the RSPB! Terry Knight, the owner, has had the place up for sale for a couple of years now but no one has been prepared to meet his valuation(around £1.2 million) with most potential owners offering £800-900K.
Burton hold carp to 30lbs plus, some massive cat fish, and provides good all round coarse and match fishing on three other lakes as well. Though not a user myself I know many who do and its loss to the bird brigade will be a huge blow to angling locally.
Rumour has it angling has two years grace before the place,which lies on the edge of Burton Marshes, becomes a bird sanctuary, during which time it would be hoped the fish can be removed and sold elsewhere before they become the main dish of the day for cormorants.
I have been told AT ran a story about the RSPB buying up fisheries to close them but dont know if Burton Mere was mentioned or the catalyst for the story. A worrying development if true. I wonder if it occurs to the RSPB that many anglers ( myself included) are bird lovers and have contributed in the past by buying books published by them and other items of ephemera. I'll think twice now as they are threatening my sport.
Buying Burton has to be a political move because the marshes have loads of watercourses and ponds so why buy the fishery?
Burton hold carp to 30lbs plus, some massive cat fish, and provides good all round coarse and match fishing on three other lakes as well. Though not a user myself I know many who do and its loss to the bird brigade will be a huge blow to angling locally.
Rumour has it angling has two years grace before the place,which lies on the edge of Burton Marshes, becomes a bird sanctuary, during which time it would be hoped the fish can be removed and sold elsewhere before they become the main dish of the day for cormorants.
I have been told AT ran a story about the RSPB buying up fisheries to close them but dont know if Burton Mere was mentioned or the catalyst for the story. A worrying development if true. I wonder if it occurs to the RSPB that many anglers ( myself included) are bird lovers and have contributed in the past by buying books published by them and other items of ephemera. I'll think twice now as they are threatening my sport.
Buying Burton has to be a political move because the marshes have loads of watercourses and ponds so why buy the fishery?