"We hope that this project will not only see the waterwheel turning again for the first time in decades, but will also see a return of water vole and other species to the mill pond and leetes, " he said.

BBC: Loggerheads Country Park: Mill waterwheel to turn again

In place of the oval mirror in the upstairs hall, there was a framed painting of an old mill beside a brown pond with two ducks.

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Senior countryside officer David Shiel said it has been many years since the mill's waterwheel has been able to turn properly because there has been little water in the pond system.

BBC: Loggerheads Country Park: Mill waterwheel to turn again