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A touch of magic that emerged in a Christchurch forest during the national Covid-19 shutdown has to be relocated.
Hundreds of mini fairy houses appeared in the trees at Bottle Lake in April, adding to a small pre-existing collection.
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The homemade fairy homes gave children a creative medium to focus on during the national lockdown.
The origin of the creations remains a mystery, but making them became a popular pastime for children and families during the confinement.
Creations must now move due to logging in the area.
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The Christchurch City Council has invited families to help move the creations during a work bee at 10 am on September 29, during the school holidays.
“They have brought a touch of magic to the forest,” Ranger Warren Hunt said.
“We love to see the look of joy on the children’s faces when they see the fairy village, so we are going to carefully separate the fairy houses from the trees and move them to another part of the forest, so the fairies can follow. living enchanted life. “
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A lot of work was done on some of the mini houses, which encouraged the community in difficult times.
Some 50 tiny houses appeared in the forest before Covid-19 arrived, but that number almost doubled during the shutdown.
The mini fairy houses can currently be found near the Juliet Rd forest entrance.
The fairy houses will be relocated near the park entrance between 22nd Ave and Apple Rd. They will be tied to trees, rather than nailed or screwed, to prevent damage.
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Fairy houses and doors of a variety of shapes and sizes appeared constantly in Bottle Lake Forest in Canterbury.
Families can add new fairy houses to the collection.
Visitors are asked to enter the park through the gate at the end of Queenspark Drive and follow the signs into the existing fairy forest.
People interested in helping to relocate the fairy houses can register their interest on the council’s website.
