Black Poplars, Brookdale Park, Newton Heath
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Black Poplars, Brookdale Park, Newton Heath
Image: © Linden Milner Taken: 10 Nov 2013
Widely planted in parks in this area during Victorian times (and sometimes known as "Manchester poplars"), these trees are thought to be reaching the end of their lives and many have been felled in this park as they were deemed to be in a dangerous condition.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.499008
Longitude
-2.169553
