New ecology park for town

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WORK is to start later this month on a major new ecology park for Warrington.
The scheme involves a section of the derelict Woolston New Cut Canal and adjoining land.
About 400 metres of the disused canal, owned by Peel Ports – part of Peel Holdings – will be reclaimed and adjacent land owned by the borough council will be transformed into an urban ecology park.
The use of green compost and other recycled materials will feature heavily in the scheme, which will not only improve existing wildlife habitats but create new ones too.
Funding will be via a £1.25 million project funded by the North West Development Agency’s REVIVE initiative, together with monies from the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the Government agency set up to promote recycling.
Partners in the project include the borough council, Peel Ports, REVIVE, the Environment Agency and Liverpool John Moores University, all of who have been working together for some years investigating an environmentally friendly means of improving the canal.
Celtic Technologies Ltd have been appointed as the main contractor for proposed reclamation works which are expected to begin later this month and take around six months to complete.
Coun Bob Barr, the borough’s executive member for planning, regeneration and housing, thanked the partners and stressed the importance of securing an effective form of treatment for such sites.
He said: “A lot of work has been carried out over a long period by the partners to improve these sites. We are very grateful to REVIVE and WRAP for the funding that will allow this to happen. There are many sites like this throughout the north west which are the legacy of the region’s industrial history. If treated, they can provide attractive green spaces and wildlife habitats which are important for local residents, visitors and schools.”
Pictured…Woolston New Cut Canal as it is at present.


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