ENVIRONMENT groups hope birds could help hospital patients on the road to recovery.
Groups across Chester-le-Street banded together to install a bird feeding station in the grounds of the town's new hospital.
Spokesman Paul Griffin said: "Lots of studies have shown that being near to wildlife makes people happy, and the happier we are the faster we recover from illness."
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