Fortunately, it's not often that I get environmental disasters on my doorstep. On the 28th August, however, a train of 10 wagons, each with 75 tonnes of diesel, derailed and caught fire in Llangennich (https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-08-28/environmental-concerns-over-llangennech-derailed-train-as-diesel-leaks-into-loughor-estuary). The heavy oil has contaminated the Loughor estuary with its abundant wildlife. The estuary is well-known for its cockle industry as well as being a breeding location for Bass and flat fish (lots of Ragworm live in its muds). Migratory Sewin also annually move up the river from the sea. Lots of water birds also frequent this location, including those that spend time in the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Penclacwydd. It appears to be too early to know the precise level of the environmental damage but this is not a good place to move tanks of diesel around.
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