Andi ChorleyLove Letter to Manchester, created by Stanley Chow and Akse19 by the River Medlock near the City Stadium in Bradford, East Manchester.
#StanleyChow #Manchester #StreetArt #RiverMedlock #BradfordManchester
Today I went for a ride to Ashton Canal Park between the canal of the same name and the River Medlock after it emerges from under the City Stadium on the former site of Bradford Colliery in East Manchester to see if the wild fritillaries there were flowering yet. They were, and I got the bonus of an orange fungus and harvesting wild garlic. Unfortunately, the park is marred by fly-tipping. It would be good if the council put as much effort into litter picking as they put into completely unnecessary grass mowing!
#SnakesHeadFritillary #Manchester #Ancoats #RiverMedlock #AshtonCanal #SpringFlowers
The Engine Room at Rocher Vale, with the wooded cliffs where I had my repast earlier that day in the background.
A birch tree growing at the top of the cliffs over Rocher Vale with the Medlock flowing below. This was a great place to have a non-alcoholic IPA and snacks on the 25th of December 2025
Trees growing on the banks of Rocher Vale as the Medlock spills over a weir
Looking upstream on the tree-lined River Medlock from the weir at Limehurst.
Trees lining the road to the long-gone Riversvale Hall in Daisy Nook Park in the Medlock Valley
#thicktrunktuesday #RiverMedlock #DaisyNookPark #RiversvaleHall
Tree roots on a bank at Daisy Nook Park in the Medlock Valley
A top tree by the River Medlock in Daisy Nook Park
Trees growing on the banks of Clayton Vale in the Medlock Valley on the 25th of December 2025, with gorgeous winter blue skies behind them
#thicktrunktuesday #winterblueskies #RiverMedlock #ClaytonVale
