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Glasgow Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

Remembering the Birdman of Pollok and the change he inspired in Glasgow

In the early 90s, protestors took a stand against the plans to build the M77 motorway through Pollok Park.

Colin MacLeod, who became known as the Birdman of Pollok, led the protests - hoping to stop the new road from tearing down public parkland.

Colin began a tree top protest, taking him and his family into a treehouse in the Pollok Estate to prove his point.

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