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The head groundsman for the Cinderella Sports Ground in Worcester, England, with heavy heart, removed the old clock from the 130-year old cricket pavilion to preserve it. Demolition of the pavilion, what the local paper called ?EUR??,,????'??a priceless piece of Worcestershire heritage,?EUR??,,????'?? was imminent.
Just then a letter arrived from the city council landscape architect, Chris Dobbs, declaring a sparrow was nesting in the pavilion and reminded the developer that wild birds and their nests were protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981.
What the city council, politicians and protesters (including the BBC) could not do to save the 19th century home of Worcestershire County Cricket Ground from destruction was accomplished by a little sparrow. The sparrow, Dobbs told the local press, is a house sparrow, which he asserted is ?EUR??,,????'??getting much rarer now.?EUR??,,????'??
The developer believes the building is unsafe and restoration too expensive.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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