I write in response to the letter from Tony Slow of West Sussex Wildlife Protection Group (Letters, May 28) regarding the Willowbrook Road swans.

I do not know where your information came from but the facts in your letter are inaccurate.

The brook is not fast-running and water levels do not fluctuate exceptionally. The nest is not under overhead power cables.

If local yobs are supposed to be such a menace this year, how come last year was trouble-free?

Mink may well be around but a wild duck moved in with her brood out of sight further along the brook.

The brook runs from east to west, not north to south, and the rubbish barrier did not hamper last year's swans from leaving.

"Rubber-neckers" could well be concerned residents eager to encourage their children to help wildlife and should be encouraged.

Willowbrook Road is an attractive spot with mature trees planted both sides for most of its length and modern commercial units on the other side of the road.

Behind the willow trees north of the brook is an area of mature landfill tip covered with soil and established trees and bushes, a haven for wildlife which is next to open countryside.

So please Mr Slow, if you ever come to Willowbrook Road again, come in daylight and bring your compass with you. Or perhaps you just need to pay a visit to the optician.

-Peter Green, executive member for environmental services, Worthing Borough Council