Earlier this week we received the following response to our query:
Chris passed on the information you provided from the residents at Hesleden regarding the pond adjacent to the Hart to Haswell Railway Path a few weeks ago. Sorry it has taken so long to get around to this, but the Ranger for that particular line is off at the moment.
I have been out
today and inspected the area, and found it not to be in too much of a mess.
There were no issues with the small platform there, however there was some
litter actually in and around the pond. Therefore, I got the wellies on and
collected a couple of bags of litter from that pond and the one further back up
the line just past the next crossing.
Hopefully this resolves the concerns, but
if you have any further queries or information to pass on, please do not
hesitate to get in touch.