The Mersey Forest Team, will lay new paths, plant trees and wildflowers to enhance the park's biodiversity, and install an exciting new play area. Access has been a key issue for the park with limited paths connecting from the main roads and railway station nearby.
New trees will give a greater sense of enclosure to the park whilst maintaining the open aspect that members of the community said they liked about the park. This grant will see more than £100,000 being invested in the park through The Mersey Forest since 2012.
Speaking about the awarding of the funding, The Mersey Forest Team’s Green Streets
Co-ordinator, Ben Greenaway, said: "This is great news for our project. "The grant is very welcome and we look forward to working with the Trust team to ensure our plans become real and benefit both the community of Birkenhead and its wildlife."
Paul Taylor, executive director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, added: "This grant is a great example of how the Trust and the Landfill Communities Fund makes a real difference to all types of communities across the UK.
Further investment is being made throught the Forestry Commission's Setting The Scene For Growth Programme that The Mersey Forest are utlilising which comes from the Department of Business Innvovation and skills.This will see more than 1200 street and green space trees planted across Bidston and Birkenhead by 2015.
Looking
across Illchester Park towards Birkenhead North Railway Station from Stanley Rd
As it appears now
& visualised with landscaping and trees
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