Money really does grow on trees in Cumbria - just ask any visitor to the woods surrounding Aira Force in the Lake District. The money tree, or wish tree, is studded with hundreds of coins of all values and currencies. Visitors to the area, near Ullswater, in northern England have turned a toppled tree into a coin shrine near to the famous waterfall. The tree trunk … [Read more...] about Money trees
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Sparrows get drive-through food
Sparrows in an East Cumbrian town have found a unique way of finding food. Cars arriving at the Co-Operative store in Kirkby Stephen are given a close inspection by the resident sparrows on the search for bugs. In a sort of drive through food outlet for birds, flies and other insects are removed by the birds whilst the car driver goes for the shopping. Around a … [Read more...] about Sparrows get drive-through food