Britain's Toxic Blue Lagoon

Hello and welcome to episode 14 of Buxton Barrow Man my volunteering series! Today's episode is about Harpur Hill quarry and its two toxic sites:
The Blue Lagoon and what I call Tufa.
Shot on: GoPro Hero11/ DJI Mavic Mini
Music:
Within Our Nature - Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au
• 'Within Our Nature' [C...

[@m60kaf]

I know you don't get massive views, but you really are creating a fascinating record of Buxtons history. Lot's of detail I didn't know as someone born there. Have you considered changing your channel title to "Leo Jay's Buxton" and include "Buxton" in titles which might help with reach.

[@Leock]

Thank you that’s means so much to me! I’ve considered changing my channel name and such but I do occasionally want to upload my travel videos and urban exploring mixed in too. Plus I might make videos beyond Buxton as I run out of videos to make here :)

[@whyyoulidl]

Leo, you deserve at least a thousand times the subs you have right now just for your sterling effort in litter picking alone! Thx for your hard work and enjoyable vids you've brought us.

[@Leock]

Thank you so much it means the world, hopefully this is just the beginning and I should have many more videos as well as volunteering projects ahead!

[@thetrickeys2635]

Thank you Leo for another very informative video. Keep them coming.

[@Leock]

I certainly will, thank you!

[@richardwoolnough4081]

Would be good to see the history of that quarry

[@richardlilley6274]

Thanks for sharing And for cleaning up after the ignorant

[@Leock]

And thank you for watching :)

[@richardlilley6274]

@@Leock it's a pleasure you're welcome

[@eggy77]

Great videos with a wonderful unique twist whereby you do some litter picking too. Bet you didn't remove the plastic bottles out of the blue lagoon though 😂

[@Leock]

Yeah wasn’t too keen on getting them out aha

[@DavePocklington]

I had no idea that was in Buxton, Thanks for showing it and well done cleaning the place up.

[@Leock]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@TheDeadlyraptor]

I’ve been there a few times and on 1 visit saw a toad in there swimming away so that must be immune to it 😂

[@user-xq6me6pd7q]

Several blue lagoons in the UK. The one near me is slowly changing it being part of a deep chalk quarry that is being landscaped and built around believe it or not. The wonders of Kent! The other one is near Corfe Castle which I haven't visited for 10 years but that too is an old chalk quarry I believe

[@Leock]

Chalk is a form of limestone so that adds up I doubt it’s anywhere near as toxic due to the process of chalk quarrying but interesting non the less.

[@iwb316]

The Blue Pool at Furzebrook in Dorset was a clay quarry, it produced the type of clay that was used for fine ceramic pottery

[@ciaran2164]

We used to go swimming in Blue Lagoon every summer when we first past our driving tests😂 waiting for the health benefits..

[@brucehemming9749]

Great video thanks for sharing 🍻👍

[@Leock]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whyyoulidl]

Thanks!

[@Leock]

Incredibly generous, thank you!

[@phoenixoriontoyreview976]

being near a industrial site, they should bottle it of as form of un-concentrated bleach. great vid as per always

[@castingshadows282]

I don't know how I got here, but I am hoping that some do not get confused with this place being a Thermal spa located not to far from this spot. Not as some would think it were safe to swim...poor souls. Nice vlog though. 🖖Peace.

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

wow great video, please can i ask where do you park and get in to walk around here. love to see it..

[@Leock]

There’s not many places to park as it’s all residential, the footpath up is behind the Parks Inn.

[@pauljenkins4987]

So does the much vaunted "Buxton Water" available in throwaway plastic bottles in shops near everybody come freighted with a fair dollop of this toxic wonderfulness?

[@wayout6092]

Harper Hill is miles away from Buxton, I've swam in that water for decades, as have loads from Buxton Macclesfield and such.

[@snowflakemelter1172]

No.

[@thebrowns5337]

Buxton bottles it's 'mineral water' and sells it for drinking.

[@Iz0pen]

What ill effects are suffered by the swimmers? Are they immediately noticeable like caustic burns? Thanks for posting I subbed

[@Leock]

I’m not 100% sure I believe from what some people have said in the past it bleaches your clothes and causes irritation, for some nausea and I suppose if you were to be in there longer then I’d say you would get burns.

[@Iz0pen]

@@Leock Thanks for replying, let’s hope we never find out.

[@SamanthaCoolBeans]

can you do a video on Waterswallows and its history?

[@Leock]

I’m sure I’ll be doing so in the future :)

[@SamanthaCoolBeans]

Just to follow up on this video idea. I am a regular visitor to Waterswallows. I’ve spent over 50 hours creating an underwater map during many scuba dives here and also using a sonar on the surface. I’ve uploaded a few videos on my channel. Let me know if I can help in anyway with either research or content if you decide to make a video on Waterswallows :)

[@ScottishDroner]

Very educational, i do like the pretty look of the lagoon, but the ph puts me right off lol

[@MarkBoda]

Notification squad

[@Ckearpf]

* *Spongebob narrator voice* * ahhh.. Blue Lagoon

[@Deepthought-42]

What happens to the wildlife around here.

[@Leock]

That’s an interesting question as I don’t think I’ve ever seen any wildlife near any of our blue lagoons. Some plant life prefer the alkaline conditions of the tufa though.

[@bigearedmouse17]

Can't move here in the summer for so called online Influence ,s

[@munimmiah786]

Why don’t they just fill it up and flatten it.

[@Leock]

It’s a little trickier than that unfortunately

[@JethroLampitt]

Why try and stop people doing what they will do. Just leave people alone and stop controlling people

[@foamer443]

As long as those idiots who choose to go for a swim take responsibility for their actions, don't call 999, don't expect to take up valuable hospital space or the use of tax payer dollars to rescue them and don't expect to sue anyone and receive any compensation. Sure then no problem

[@richardwindsor60]

Scientifically speaking, "rubbish"