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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Alana Calvert

Poole Harbour: National Trust ‘seriously concerned’ after oil spill washes up on wildlife haven

Oil from the Poole Harbour pipeline leak has washed up on the shores of Brownsea Island – a wildlife haven and protected site of special scientific interest.

The National Trust said a thin film of oil was located on parts of the west and north shores of the largest island in the harbour, where a major incident was declared after leak from a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.

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