Date: 20/04/2021

Network Rail has had to make changes to planned refurbishment works on the Grade II listed Britannia Bridge, in North Wales, after a pair of peregrine falcons were found to be calling it home.

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Best laid plans: Network Rail amends bridge refurbishment work after protected birds found nesting in tower

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Network Rail has had to make changes to planned refurbishment works on the Grade II listed Britannia Bridge, in North Wales, after a pair of peregrine falcons were found to be calling it home.

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About to cross the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait westbound on 29 May 2013. Originally a tubular bridge designed by Robert Stephenson, it was rebuilt after a major fire in 1970. A later addition was a road deck for the A55 trunk road. At each end of the bridge is a pair of limestone lions couchant, an example of which can be seen on the right.
Location: Britannia Bridge
Company: Chester and Holyhead Railway
29/05/2013 John McIntyre

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