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Photo-a-Day  (Friday, 19th April, 2024)

Still there


Still there
Every Spring I come down this road from the Plantation Gates expecting it to have slipped over the edge, but no the tree is still there.

Photo: Dennis Seddon  (Sony DSC-HX99)
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Comment by: PeterP on 19th April 2024 at 05:47

Mother nature works wonders

Comment by: Irene Roberts on 19th April 2024 at 07:39

It reminds me of that scene in "The Railway Children" where the trees slide down the embankment.

Comment by: Helen of Troy on 19th April 2024 at 08:05

Thats a really good image Dennis...the tree must be clinging to the rocks in very little soil. Nature is amazing.

Comment by: Veronica on 19th April 2024 at 08:06

Lovely photo Dennis ..it looks like the roots are embedded in with the rocks as well as the good rich earth. That could save the tree. I hope it doesn’t get uplifted. You are very lucky if you live on the doorstep of this area.

Comment by: good old days on 19th April 2024 at 08:11

LOOKS LIKE WIGAN COUNCIL WILL HAVE SOMTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS NOW THEY SEEN THE PHOTO DENNIS

Comment by: Arthur on 19th April 2024 at 08:39

The roots are firmly in the ground, this will hold the tree permanently.

Comment by: Tom on 19th April 2024 at 08:55

Half of it's roots go under the tarmac road which will help to keep it up.

Comment by: Jembo on 19th April 2024 at 09:12

Nice old tree. Is that a chicken at the base?

Comment by: John(Westhoughton) on 19th April 2024 at 10:04

Dennis great photo we see an almost identical tree walking along a so called private road that everyone uses alongside of Rivington upper reservoir from Horrobin lane to Knowsley lane albet you have been along that route,must have big strong roots in the ground at the rear as they go searching for water.

Comment by: John (Westhoughton) on 19th April 2024 at 10:09

Concerns about Colin……Rev David the scaffolding is up inside the Central/Platform as if they have a leak in the archway but was still open using the other door on Wednesday.

Comment by: T. D. on 19th April 2024 at 11:46

Looking up the family tree. Thanks to Wigan millworkers who did the planting during the cotton famine in the 1860s. Another good photo Dennis.

Comment by: Ivy green on 19th April 2024 at 13:55

You must be joking, "good old days". Wigan Council can't come out to potholes so they'll not come out to a tree.

Comment by: good old days on 19th April 2024 at 14:22

well side ivy must agree

Comment by: Dave Bamford on 22nd April 2024 at 17:57

Nice photo ,always called this area clashing rocks

Comment by: Dave Bamford on 22nd April 2024 at 18:18

Nice photo ,always called this area clashing rocks

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