A popular fishing lake has been closed to anglers.
Harefield Carp Lake, in Moorhall Road, is a working gravel pit, and an increase in the build-up of silt means the lake is now unsuitable for fishing.
The banks are also becoming unstable in some areas.
The 45-acre pit, which is operated by Boyer Leisure, contains carp and bream, some of which weigh more than 40lb.
A Boyer Leisure spokesman said: “We had to shut it because the silt is contaminating the water so it is no longer suitable for fish.
“The fish will probably be moved.”
