PHOTOS: Former Yorkshire development slowly being reclaimed by nature
But in some cases, the opposite happens - and a former development is slowly reclaimed by nature.
That's exactly what's happened at this site in Sheffield.
What used to be a car park and tennis courts in Ecclesall has been turned back into a grassy park area - but there are still signs of what came before.
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Hide AdThe street furniture dotted around the site, such as One Way signs on trees and a rusting tennis court slowly being overtaken by weeds, lends the site a post-apocalyptic feel, as nature slowly reclaims the land for itself again.
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