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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

In pictures: The Birdman of Pollok and the treetop protests against building the M77

The eyes of the world were on Glasgow in the early 90s, where a man led a treehouse protest with his family against plans to build a motorway through the city's biggest park.

Colin MacLeod, who became known as the Birdman of Pollok, spearheaded the campaign – hoping to stop the M77 from tearing down public woodland.

It all started when he spent nine days up a tree in 1992, looking to protect the area where he spent his childhood with his brothers.

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