CBBC has reported that one bridge in Newcastle [city host for the IHBC’s 2026 Annual School] has proven such a popular hangout for birds that nine tonnes of poo has had to be removed from the structure.
CBBC writes:
The Tyne Bridge is a historic landmark that links Newcastle with the town of Gateshead over the River Tyne… currently undergoing repairs and renovations, which began with essential cleaning to take away all signs of it being used as a handy bird toilet.
This amount of poo is not to be sniffed at… it weighs the same amount as three large family cars.
The Tyne Bridge opened in 1928. The current restoration project… will be finished in time for the bridge’s 100th anniversary […] the structure is seen as so important to birds that temporary accommodation has been planned for them during the bridge’s restoration.
See more on IHBC’s 2026 Annual School in Newcastle, 18-20 June 2026.
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