{"id":45093,"date":"2026-01-16T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45093"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:44:35","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-cbbc-doorstep-newcastles-bird-poo-bridge-nine-tonnes-of-mess-removed-from-historic-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45093","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (CBBC) doorstep\u2019: \u2018Newcastle\u2019s Bird poo bridge \u2013Nine TONNES of mess removed from historic landmark\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44096\" style=\"width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Newcastle-2026-portrait-bridge-left.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CBBC has reported that one bridge in Newcastle [city host for the <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">IHBC\u2019s 2026 Annual School<\/a>] has proven such a popular hangout for birds that nine tonnes of poo has had to be removed from the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>CBBC writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tyne Bridge is a historic landmark that links Newcastle with the town of Gateshead over the River Tyne\u2026 currently undergoing repairs and renovations, which began with essential cleaning to take away all signs of it being used as a handy bird toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This amount of poo is not to be sniffed at\u2026 it weighs the same amount as three large family cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tyne Bridge opened in 1928. The current restoration project\u2026 will be finished in time for the bridge&#8217;s 100th anniversary [&#8230;] the structure is seen as so important to birds that temporary accommodation has been planned for them during the bridge&#8217;s restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/articles\/c800xw7drjno\">Read on bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">IHBC\u2019s 2026 Annual School<\/a> in Newcastle, 18-20 June 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also \u2018More bird poo news\u2019 from CBBC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/68555706\">The village with a big bird poo problem<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/68624830\">Punk or poo? Funky new beetle confusing to look at<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/68624830\">Scientists use 2,200 year old bird poo to reveal condor history<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBBC has reported that one bridge in Newcastle [city host for the IHBC\u2019s 2026 Annual School] has proven such a popular hangout for birds that nine tonnes of poo has had to be removed from the structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,6,18,29,336],"class_list":["post-45093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-bridge","tag-building","tag-conservation","tag-heritage","tag-landmark"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45132,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45093\/revisions\/45132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}