Polo Club's Contaminated Soil Mess in Berkshire

0:00On April 3rd, the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, a spot Prince Harry used to hit up for games, is catching heat for dumping half a million cubic meters of contaminated soil since 2013. They're trying to level up grazing fields into more pitches in a protected green belt area, but the dirt's loaded with plastics and bricks now. Stacked in massive mounds, several meters high. 13 years in, the projects nowhere near done. Compost ain't spread out. It's piled up, and recent snaps show the waste clearly mixed in. Officials hit them with lidar scans, spotting clear flood risks spiking for the site and nearby spots, plus threats to 200-year-old oaks. Locals are fired up, saying it's jacking up land levels beyond permits, messing with drainage and risking contamination for neighbors. One resident called out the road damage from trucks, and Liberal Democrat MP Joshua Reynolds slammed it as a straight safety threat to the community. Doubting the fixes go deep enough. Back now Forest Council first ordered the soil gone by January, but pulled back after

1:03the club fouled fresh plans, ditching the elite high goal pitch. For two practice ones and a new wetland habitat, with zero promise to haul off the mess. Club bosses argue removal would mean over 100,000 Lori trips, wrecking local roads worse. They're blaming a busted contractor in a surprise gas main for the hold up, swearing to rabbit right while boosting biodiversity more than before. No word yet from Harry, but this Polo Paradise's mess is far from Polo Redding.