Park rangers baffled by mystery appearance of piles of carrots

Rangers at Draycote Water park near Rugby in Warwickshire say they are baffled by the mystery appearance of piles of carrots.



The mounds have been left in random places at the Severn Trent Water visitor attraction on a number of occasions. The first set was left on March 31 and the second on May 12, before a flurry on July 16 and 25 and on Friday August 1.

Ranger Thomas Crawford said: “We’re really puzzled by this one. The carrots don’t get eaten by wild animals like rabbits – they simply remain in little piles, so we’re picking them up. At first we thought it was just a one off, but then more kept arriving.



“So we’ve been taking them to Ollie’s Yard, a sanctuary for horses and ponies, nearby. We’d like them to be used by a good cause, but we’re also keen to understand why they’re being left at Draycote Water.”