date:Aug 11, 2012
The Environment Agency received a report on Sunday 5 August that a number of dead fish had been spotted in the Burniston Beck, between Cloughton and Scalby.
An officer visited the beck the same day and found around 60 dead fish, including trout and bullheads, within a 100m stretch at Rocks Lane, Burniston. Further inspection revealed hundreds more dead fish between Burniston Community Centre and Station Road in Scalby.
Other officers were called to the area and samples were taken in an attempt