THE Mersey Forest – which covers a wide area across Cheshire and Merseyside including Warrington – has been awarded a grant of £1,326,700 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge fund.
The funding will boost nature recovery and connect more people to nature through the “More from Trees” programme.
The programme will improve biodiversity by creating new green corridors in Liverpool
city centre, develop a specialist tree nursery for native tree species, improve habitats for
a range of species, and deploy natural flood management in two catchments in
Cheshire.
It will also create a new green task force of retrained military veterans and offer a range of nature-based activities to improve the health and well-being of local people.
The Mersey Forest will deliver it’s ‘More From Trees’ project, with a wide range of partners including Community Forest Trust, Cheshire Wildlife Trust, the PATT Foundation, Liverpool City Council and Liverpool John Moore’s University.
Mersey Forest director, Paul Nolan, said: “We are delighted with the support offered to our partnership through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, which will help us to deliver a portfolio of ambitious nature boosting projects across Merseyside and Cheshire. From creating pollinator corridors across Liverpool City Centre, improving
habitats within Bold Forest Park, to connecting over 1,000 people with nature based activities, the programme will help us to work in partnership to deliver key elements of the Mersey Forest Plan, and harness the wide range of benefits trees and woodlands can provide.”
The Mersey Forest is a growing network of woodlands and green spaces spread across Cheshire and Merseyside, which has been creating “woodlands on your doorstep” for more than 20 years. It is one of the leading environmental regeneration initiatives in the North West. It has already planted nine million trees.
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Congrats Paul and your wonderful Mersey Forest Team