Tree Pits start to go In on Wirral Streets

As the winter weather recedes however briefly this week and for once the sun shines, so it does on the progress of the planting of up to 375 new street and green space trees along Wirral streets in Bidston and St James and Birkenhead south of the Wirral Docks at West and East Float.

We hear from one happy resident commenting on infrastructure funding in the Wirral Globe 

'bloodtub' says... 

 Tue 26 Feb 13"  more trees ,it will look nice"

We hope so! With over 12 different varieties of trees going in there's still more opportunities before March 2015 to choose you shade - not only of cooling effect trees on those hotter summer days but of colourful spring summer and autumn shades.

With funding from the Department of Business Innovation and Skills The Mersey Forest is making the best use of the Newlands Project through the stuardship of The Forestry Commission as part of its Setting The Scene For Growth Programme.Linking areas of employment need with areas of upcoming employment whilst encouraging active travel modes through walking and cycling.The Local Sustainable Transport Fund part funded by The Department of Transport is helping get people to work but targeting polution hotspots with improved opportunities for alternative transport through improved bus services and local linking infrastructure like cycle lanes, bike hire and travel plans.The Mersey Forest is using LSTF funds to find out what makes residents more likely to use alternative travel modes to get to areas of Work, Education and Training.