Location: Brook Hollows Walk, Rolleston-on-Dove, DE13 9BZ. United Kingdom
Additional Information:
I am requesting the restoration of 10 Wayspots that were recently removed/rejected as ‘low-quality objects.’ I believe this is an error in classification.
Proof of Official Status: I have attached a photo of the permanent Brook Hollows Information Board (The Lawns entrance). It explicitly highlights this project, stating: “Can you find the Rolleston Eagles? The ‘Spread Eagle’ symbol can be found on the Mosley family crest. According to local legend you can still find Eagles in Brook Hollows, hiding in the trees. As you walk round the woods, see if you can find them?
The 10 Rolleston Eagles all have names. Which is your favourite?.” This proves the carvings are a sanctioned, professional community asset, not temporary or generic decor.
Cultural & Historical Heritage: The eagle is the heraldic symbol of the Mosley family crest, the historic residents of Rolleston Hall. These hand-carved sculptures were specifically commissioned to celebrate this local heritage within the woodland they established.
Unique Artistry: These are not mass-produced items. Each of the 10 eagles is a unique, large-scale wood carving integrated into the natural environment. They perfectly meet the criteria for ‘Visual Art’ and ‘A Great Place for Exploration.’
example of the Large Wooden Eagle Commissioned Sculpture
Handful of geo tags to support the legitimacy
here is my rejection email i sadly received today
It is also worth mentioning i successfully updated The location for “swoop” by submitting geo tags within the last 7 days working with the wayfarer team.
I am happy to provide further information- they are quite remarkable in person & I hope i have made this job easy - Thank you.
As kindly suggested in the comments I will also attach a handful of the geo tags for “Thor”, “Sky Warrior”, “Swoop”, “Thunderbird” & “Hawkeye” which i have to hand. I hope this adds another layer of legitimacy to this request - Please note the coordinates may deviate slightly from the submissions due to the above foliage - but they will be very accurate !
The eagle trail does appear to exist, but the sculptures are the same for each eagle, just the name plaque differing.
If they are really close together around the pond, I can see why they have been flagged as low-quality, even though this is open to interpretation, and having each one as a separate wayspot might be a stretch.
Hey! Thanks for replying - So Brook hollows is very much a lake
The overarching woods is where the 10 Eagles are spread out over - i understand what youre saying about the differences being the plaques- but i think theyre worth individually calling out due to the size , complexity & overall trail they make up - which is very unique
I appreciate it gets dark early at the moment so tricky but I would recommend a photo for each to evidence each is different and the location. Hopefully it will at least stay dry today.
Yes, thank you for your advice. Sadly i dont have all of them to hand but heres hoping that proving a large chunk of them will add to the overall picture im painting
This area is heavily abused to manipulate the gameboard. We need geotagged photos for each of the removed Wayspots confirming their location before we can restore them.
You may be better off with an app that watermarks the photo with the GPS locations. It has been posted in other threads, so hopefully someone can do that here. A problem with your images to my mind is that your GPS data is separated from the picture and I wouldn’t myself consider these to be geotagged.
We have had no official statement that Niantic accepts the printed stamp if the photo as they receive it is not geo tagged itself. I have set this topic to “following” to see if it can be determined if they do.
- Thank you.
