31 h. ago Urban explorers hear growling in abandoned mall and make jaw

A group of urban explorers were left stunned when they heard a growling noise coming from an escalator in an abandoned shopping mall - and made a shocking discovery

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31 h. ago Man hears growling from escalator in empty mall and makes jaw

In a video posted on YouTube the group can be seen exploring areas of the shopping centre. They are preparing to leave when one of the team says they heard a strange noise from one of the escalators

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1 week ago From Steel City to Cottonopolis: a new walking trail through a post

The nostalgic Steel Cotton Rail Trail between Sheffield and Manchester has 14 day-length sections, with walks for urban explorers and summit-bagging hikers alikeThe Pride of Cumbria train carried me out of Piccadilly station and, eventually, beyond built-up Manchester. After Marple, everything turned green as the valleys narrowed. It was a classic northern autumn day: the clouds were low, the mizzle and mist were closing in and the world was grey-filtered but for the glow of dead leaves all around.South-east of Manchester is a bit of an unknown for me. Between the city and the Derbyshire borough of High Peak, you don’t quite enter national park territory, but it’s nonetheless a charming and eye-calming landscape. The Mancunian Kinder Scout trespassers of 1932 probably came this way, as do Pennine Way-farers bound for Edale. But the region is also post-industrial and close to conurbations. The Steel Cotton Rail Trail, which officially launched earlier this month after several years o...

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2 w. ago 'World's loneliest' gorillas who were found in Bristol Zoo three years after it closed are doing 'just fine', expert insists

Footage taken by urban explorers showed the troop still in its enclosure at Bristol Zoo as the surrounding area is left abandoned, following the zoo's move to a new site.

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2 w. ago ‘World’s loneliest’ gorillas are doing just fine, say Bristol zoo bosses

Idea that apes at closed-down zoo have been abandoned is ridiculous, says CEO, after urban explorer’s video made headlines A rainy afternoon in Bristol but the troop of western lowland gorillas did not seem to mind the damp and were foraging for snacks of lettuce and cereal scattered around their zoo enclosure.To the untrained eye, their expressions might be described as lugubrious, but Sarah Gedman, the curator of mammals at Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), insisted the apes were perfectly relaxed and in tune with each other. “They’re not sad at all,” said Gedman. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gorillas found at closed UK zoo 'banging on glass' years after it was shut down

Eight gorillas were filmed this week 'banging on the windows' by urban explorers at the zoo, which closed its doors in 2022.

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2 w. ago Gorillas discovered 'banging on glass' inside abandoned UK zoo years after it shut

Some of the eight gorillas who were left behind when Bristol Zoo closed its doors in 2022 have been filmed "banging on the windows" after urban explorers broke in to "spread awareness"

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2 w. ago The world's loneliest gorillas? Urban explorers break into Bristol Zoo and find apes still in enclosure three years after it shut

The video shows the apes pressing against the glass of their enclosure, as the visitor claims they were able to 'just walk straight in' with no sign of staff or security on site.

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3 w. ago Abandoned Belfast shopping centre left to rot with mossy floors and 'crumbling' roof

Jamie Robinson, a 25-year-old urban explorer, told how a shopping centre near Belfast, which he used to visit as a child has been left 'abandoned' and 'crumbling'

Economics