Bollington Bird Boxes (mostly)
By bramhallbill
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We went for a mini stroll after a pub lunch round Bollington.
The area round the pool was totally transformed 10 yrs ago or so. Mills were revamped for apartments & others were pulled down for landscaped housing. The pool was halved & all the old rubbish and eyesores were removed totally! Simply brilliant to see.
We started in the Poachers
That was the closest to “White Nancy” we got
30 Aug, 2014
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It's nice to know the area has been improved. It seems to benefit humans as well as wildlife :) and that can only be good ...
31 Aug, 2014
Lovely pics.. Cute doggie :o)
31 Aug, 2014
Hope you enjoyed your pub lunch. What exactly is 'White Nancy'?
31 Aug, 2014
Loved the bird boxes. I wonder how many are actually used?
31 Aug, 2014
I loved them too - isn't it good to see messy areas transformed and beautiful?
31 Aug, 2014
The bird boxes were all in very good condition. We live quite nearby so next time when the weather is fine I'll look. No obvious signs of birds on the floor......
1 Sep, 2014
Waddy....White Nancy is the white cone folly "summer house"right on top of the hill.Grade 2 listed building!!!
Built in 1817 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo by the Gaskills from Ingersley Hall. I was painted pink by vandals once. Must have been painted once....it is now!!
1 Sep, 2014
Well how about that! I never knew anything about this, thanks for the info, Bill. Perhaps we might seek it out some day :)
1 Sep, 2014
Wonder how many of the boxes actually get used, thats a real cute Cairn, reminds me of the one we had as a family pet when I was a kid, thanks for sharing...
15 Sep, 2014
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