Mersey Belt
Two major initiatives fall within the Mersey Belt - the Mersey
Forest and the Red Rose Forest.
The Mersey Forest is the largest of England’s 12 community forests
and covers 420 square miles.
The project has so far created over 2,500 hectares of new
woodland, 900 hectares of wildflower meadow, wetlands and other
habitats, over 64 km of hedgerow have been repaired or planted and
over 100 ponds established.
New cycleways and footpaths are opening up new areas of the
Forest all the time.
The Red Rose Forest covers 292 square miles of Greater Manchester.
Since the project began 550 square kilometers of routes have been
opened and 1,266 hectares of woodland have been made
accessible.
Knowsley was named the ‘Wildflower Borough’ in 1992 and is home to
Europe’s only centre for wildflower conservation, one of only two
in the world.
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Knowlsey National Wildflower Centre, 30 May 2007
Worth a visit, plenty for kids and adults to do