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Hundreds of volunteers turn out to create a haven for wildlife in Bebbington

17 June 2022

  • Volunteers on planting day at Poulton Recreation Ground
  • Volunteers on planting day
  • One of the volunteers helping to plant a tree at Poulton Recreation Ground
  • Hundreds of volunteers turned out for the community tree planting event
A woodland of more than 2,700 trees has been created at a popular recreation ground on the Wirral thanks to an army of local volunteers.

A community planting event was held in March 2022, to help plant the trees on the 1.8 hectare site.

Over 200 people turned out on the day, helping to plant a mixture of native broadleaf trees, such as oak, beech, sweet chestnut and crab apple.The woodlands have been planned to complement the existing woodland types found on the Wirral, providing wildlife that is native to the area with new habitat as the trees become established.

The Mersey Forest's Woodland Advisor worked closely with Wirral Council's Landscape Manager to design the new woodland, with glades and footpaths for recreation, through and around the new woodland. Trees have also been set back at least 30 metres from neighbouring houses. 

This planting has been funded by the Trees for Climate programme and is part of Wirral Council's Hedgerow and Woodland Strategy which sets out how the Council will plant and grow over 210,000 trees by 2030, doubling Wirral's tree canopy.

The Council team also run regular action days, encouraging the local community to get out in nature and help look after and maintain the newly planted trees, to help them thrive. 

Visit Wirral Council's website for more details.





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