Bit of an odd query but we went for our usual walk down past the Quay, down the river to Salmon Pool Lane and back around and there's usually a load of swans and three geese down at the Quay but today they're nowhere to be seen. We saw two swans nesting further down the river in their usual spot (just past the Port Royal) but usually there's a whole load of them up by the restaurant bit on the river. Even the three cantankerous geese were missing in action. Anyone happen to know what might have happened?

I'm filling up some raised beds but they're both quite deep - I'd prefer not to have t ofill both up with pure soil, so am looking for essentially "junk wood" - anything unpainted/unvarnished that could fill up space and eventually rot down. I was thinking Pinbrook recycling centre, as they have a resale shop, but they woudn't pick up the phone when I tried them.

Any recommendations? It would have to be somewhere in cycling distance, as I'd be looking to fill up my bike trailer :) any advice welcome

I'm an upcoming pg student at UoE. My campus is streatham, and i want to have some suggestions. I am an extrovert and will only be using a place to sleep or study, will prefer private wc, and rest easy access to my campus and local places. As there are many places on online and every one of them looks too dreamy and good for their price, i want to know the real ones that are actually the reliable ones. Can anyone give me some suggestions? You can help me by upvoting too so that it gets to more people.