Walkers have been left stunned following the discovery of a bright pink lake, but there is a surprising reason for the strangely coloured water.
The incredible sight was first spotted by Barry Knight, 61, while he was walking the King Charles III England coast path, near Queenborough, in Sheppey, Kent.
Mr Knight from Gillingham, Kent, was into a his six-hour hike towards Laysdown on the morning of August 22 when he came across the strangely coloured lake as he walked above a flood defence.
Recounting the moment he first caught glimpse of the water, Mr Knight said that he initially believed his eyes had been 'deceiving' him.
He added: 'I was about half and hour into the walk and then I saw it.
