Crap Towns / Ferndown / Pollution incidents
How often does Ferndown get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ferndown or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2021 and put firefighting run-off and smoke on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| September 2019 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Poole | 9.5 km | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 7.2 km | 6 |
| Verwood | 8.4 km | 4 |
| Corfe Mullen | 9.7 km | 3 |
| Wimborne Minster | 4.6 km | 3 |
| Ferndown | – | 2 |
| Ashley Heath | 5.6 km | 1 |
| Merley | 5.5 km | 1 |
| West Moors | 2.7 km | 1 |