Wirral Green Streets and Green Infrastructure around Wirral Waters
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Friday, 27 July 2012
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Friday, 20 July 2012
Some plans of street tree planting
Here are the first year planting plans to be implemented over the winter period of 2013.
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WESTERN APPROACHES
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WIRRAL MET TO WOODSIDE
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DUKE STREET
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EAST WEST CONNECTION
Connaught Estate to be included in future plans
& previously from June 2012....
Here's a first draft of plans for new planting in Bidston Wirral!
All plantings will be subject to partner, funder, residential and business consultation over the summer of 2012!
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Thursday, 19 July 2012
Green Streets and Wirral Water Cabinet Approval
Following tonight's Cabinet meeting of Wirral Council the proposal that Wirral Council takes on the future maintenance, and adopts the proposed 600 or so street and green space trees; approval has been given to the plant the first 170 or more trees this year before March 2013.More trees will follow in the subsequent two years.
Areas targeted at present are Hoylake Rd, Duke Street and environs, Gaultby Rd, and parts of Ilchester Park along Stanley Rd.
Plans of the proposals, together with before and after mock ups of the target areas can be seen at The Town Hall, Wallasey till Monday afternoon 23rd July 2012.
Following this plans will be available at either the St James Centre off Laird St or in Illchester Park on Stanley Rd on Wednesdays for the next three weeks from Wednesday 27th 2-4 p.m.
For more info e mail ben@merseyforest.org.uk or ring
01925 816 217.
Available soon on this blog!!! Watch this space.
Your views on the proposals to plant 600 street and greenspace trees in Wirral
'Following this article in the Wirral Globe you said:
'I really hope this project comes off for the next generation'! ....
With more 20-22 year olds moving into Wirral the
future is with them and their children
'Agree we need to green the grot surrounding the docks..'
This planting will lead investors into the docks
area.In time investment will help pay for the
transport and green infrastructure that is essential
to a prosperous working environment
'the trees will have had a good chance to grow by the time
something gets built on Wirral waters'....
We agree, but change can happen faster than you
think, this project is three years long.The main
Wirral Waters site is a 30-40 year project but already
plans are afoot!!
'Why is someone going to spend all this money, in a recession'....
We think that spending money on the right things in
a recession helps set the scene for future investment
where jobs and a healthier living space is essential to
a more stable place to live and work!
Trees promote well being by encouraging people to
get out and about and to think about walking to
their local shops and amenities instead of taking the
car or bus.
You need connection to your natural environment to
get a sense of the seasons and the colour that this
brings and sense of hope that this fosters is
extremely valuable!
In Liverpool a housing provider was going to
demolish houses, but didn't after investment in the
local green environment.The net result was secured
tenancy, healthier residents and a net saving of 100s
of thousands of pounds.Not just in housing costs but
in the cost of supporting residents into the future.
'How can they spend £1,000,000 on trees now to show that
they are green'?
Fortunately the Council is not having to spend a
penny on the tree planting.It just needs to take on
the future maintenance
of the trees.
'I do like street trees and the improvements that they bring to
a street - just compare the feel of some of the streets in
Bebington that still have (most) of their trees - e.g. Prince's
Drive to those where they have been lost e.g. Alexandra
Drive'.....
Green Streets uses imaging software to show how a
street looks with trees and without.A tree lined
street adds about 5% to the property value of it's
housing stock.
'yes I am pleasantly surprised by this'.....
We hope you will continue to be and will try our best
to improve your local environment.
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