Sadly, a dog died earlier this month after drinking some of the water.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has confirmed that blue-green algae has been found in Lough Neagh after reports of several dogs dying in the past two years after being walked along the lough shore.
Now a post on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's Facebook page has confirmed the presence of poisonous toxins in the water."Further samples were collected along the shore at Rea’s wood on 23 May 2023 and analysis has confirmed the presence of an algae called Microcystis sp. in small amounts washed up on the shore," it said.
"In addition, a large amount of the toxic but fairly common plant Hemlock Water Dropwort was observed growing in the wooded area along Rea’s Wood."This is a native plant, not an invasive species, and it grows mostly in wet meadows along river courses and adjacent to lakes.
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