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A Stretch of Restored River in Manchester Has Seen Wildlife Return After Over 100 Years of Neglect, Wins Award
The River Medlock in Clayton Vale was widened, the brick lining removed and two weirs, or barriers, were taken away for the Environment Agency's project.
Brown trout, kingfishers and roe deer have since been seen at the river.
The restoration won a Wild Trout Trust Conservation Award at the trust's Conservation Awards.
Project manager Olly Southgate said: "This lost river, which was once the catalyst for the industrial revolution in this part of Manchester, was neglected for 100 years.
"It turned from a virtual no-go zone, for wildlife and people, to a thriving habitat for animals and a recreation space for local people."
The stretch of river was a red terracotta brick channel created after flooding in 1872 washed hundreds of bodies from a local cemetery, the Environment Agency said.
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