{
  "setting": "A summer Monday in Didsbury Park, based on 2026 summer planting and later maintenance photographs. The real meadow was cut and cleared in September; the game intentionally depicts it in flower.",
  "spatial_accuracy": {
    "mapped": "Park boundary, existing paths, buildings already present in the source map, Wildflower Garden and Bird Garden polygons use the retained OpenStreetMap data.",
    "interpreted": "The exact through-path, birch positions, Flower Walk planting, shelter, redwood bench, rockery, woodland details, cricket wicket and volunteer positions are artistic estimates. Photos and descriptions establish their appearance and existence, not surveyed coordinates.",
    "paths": "Main grey paths trace all retained OpenStreetMap path, footway, cycleway and pedestrian vertices. Widths and narrow edging are visual estimates. The reconstructed meadow path is grey; the woodland trail retains woodchip."
  },
  "landmarks": [
    {
      "feature": "Wildflower meadow",
      "details": "Former bowling green, a winding accessible path, daisy-dominated planting with poppies, ten Himalayan birches and picnic seating.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/read-all-about-it-were-front-page-news",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-busy-morning-as-we-prepare-for-two-major-park-events",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/spring-blooms-community-spirit-and-big-spring-clean-ahead-in-didsbury-park"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Flower Walk",
      "details": "Long border, old brick wall, low timber kick fencing and volunteer gardeners.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-busy-morning-as-we-prepare-for-two-major-park-events",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-beautiful-day-of-volunteering-in-didsbury-park",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/bank-holiday-volunteers-embrace-the-heat-in-didsbury-park"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Redwood circular bench",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-rebuilt-bench-and-44-volunteers-hard-at-work",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-busy-morning-as-we-prepare-for-two-major-park-events"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Victorian volunteers shelter and award plaque",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/a-busy-week-of-volunteering-celebrating-didsbury-parks-past-and-present",
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/volunteer-efforts-shine-bright-in-didsbury-park"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Woodland trail and bird boxes",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/poppy-bridge-sparkles-again-as-volunteers-keep-didsbury-park-thriving"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Cricket wicket, hedge habitat and shelter planting",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/autumn-events-tree-care-and-a-hedgehog-palace"
      ]
    },
    {
      "feature": "Pavilion Caf\u00e9 and Didsbury Neighbourhood Centre",
      "details": "Separate single-storey models following mapped footprints. Caf\u00e9: red brick piers, silver glazing, dark fascia, grey awning, white flower-painted end wall, paved terrace with black picnic furniture. Centre: buff brick, dark shallow roof, broad windows, red entrance surround, floral welcome glazing and hanging baskets. Heights, fa\u00e7ade subdivisions and furniture locations are photo-based estimates, not a measured survey; mural and lettering are original simplified interpretations.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.didsburygoodneighbours.org.uk/meetings",
        "https://www.didsburygoodneighbours.org.uk/main-hall"
      ],
      "reference_images": [
        "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/539e37_5dbb776224e246339e0cd2181b33e832~mv2.jpg",
        "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/539e37_5523530c93ac4bf2a2ea8917bc896557~mv2.jpeg",
        "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/539e37_6a996f491588436bbbef0767a69d27d2~mv2.jpg"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "people": [
    {
      "name": "Brian Johnson",
      "role": "Volunteer coordinator",
      "reference": "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/congratulations-to-our-chair-brian-johnson-on-receiving-the-british-empire-medal",
      "image": "park-photos/brian.jpg",
      "appearance": "3D likeness updated from the photograph supplied by Phil in this conversation: sandy-grey tousled hair, round metal glasses, long fluorescent yellow coat with broad silver reflective bands and dark trousers. The supplied selfie is used as modelling reference only and is not embedded in the public site.",
      "game_behaviour": "Normally at the volunteers shed. When Izzy enters the mapped Bird Garden, appears inside it, visibly blows a whistle in sync with its sound, then shoos her out. Returns to the shed after she leaves. Bird Garden dog restriction follows user-provided local knowledge."
    },
    {
      "name": "Gary",
      "reference": "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/autumn-events-tree-care-and-a-hedgehog-palace",
      "caption": "Picture 3: Gary after the final mowing of the cricket pitch.",
      "image": "park-photos/gary.jpg",
      "appearance": "Grey hair, grey top, yellow vest, dark trousers, red gloves and a wheelbarrow."
    },
    {
      "name": "John",
      "reference": "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/autumn-events-tree-care-and-a-hedgehog-palace",
      "caption": "Picture 4: John replanting the shady bed next to the volunteers shelter.",
      "image": "park-photos/john.jpg",
      "appearance": "Dark hair, glasses, green outdoor clothes and yellow vest, kneeling with a hand tool."
    }
  ],
  "credits": "Reference photographs reproduced from Brian\u2019s Blog on Friends of Didsbury Park. Individual photo credits remain with the source posts. The additional Flower Walk and meadow helpers are composite game characters.",
  "activities": "Composite, fictional park users: families and toddlers in the mapped playgrounds, eight teens passing a football on the mapped pitch, and six older adults playing bowls on the mapped green. Animated props and equipment are artistic interpretations.",
  "graphics_update": {
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "map_review": "Fresh OSM API request compared with retained data: all 171 building footprints and tags match. Exterior buildings now follow mapped polygons, orientations and storey tags, with inferred two-storey houses/three-storey apartments only where tags are absent. Roofs and window placement are approximate.",
    "map_source": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/map?bbox=-2.231,53.4126,-2.226,53.4165",
    "architecture_source": "https://www.manchester.gov.uk/parks-leisure-and-the-arts/parks-playgrounds-allotments-and-open-spaces/conservation-areas/introduction5/townscape",
    "van": "Moved across the mapped path on user correction; bench and van coordinates remain interpreted rather than surveyed.",
    "trails": "Optional fictional collectable trails inspired by real blog accounts, not recreations of scheduled events or actual locations of eggs. Badges saved locally; no chocolate or physical gardening is implied.",
    "sources": [
      "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/8afnssjlm8o7hi8rrwei3z05gnoh5w",
      "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/dry-weather-reveals-didsbury-parks-wartime-history",
      "https://www.friendsofdidsburypark.com/blog-1-1/autumn-events-tree-care-and-a-hedgehog-palace"
    ],
    "wildlife": "Three resident animals each in the mapped Bird Garden, bowling green, football pitch and meadow, with remaining animals roaming. Wildlife occupancy excludes solid buildings rather than all landscaped and sports polygons."
  },
  "seating_and_boundary": {
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "benches": "Straight benches moved off paths and oriented towards open park or garden views, with full seat footprints checked against paths, trees, fences and buildings. Positions remain artistic estimates.",
    "perimeter": "Dark iron railings approximately 1.65 metres high on mapped boundary; entrance gaps retained at mapped path crossings. Height and ironwork are user-directed visual interpretation, not surveyed."
  },
  "redwood_correction": {
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "source": "Phil\u2019s first-hand correction",
    "placement": "Tree, circular bench and map marker relocated between cricket pitch and children\u2019s playground. Exact coordinates remain an interpretation of that relationship."
  }
}