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Wildlife-friendly woodland created to combat habitat loss

03 November 2011

  • Two owls
  • Tree guards protect the young woodland as it grows

Wildlife in Cheshire West and Chester is set to benefit from a new woodland the size of nearly six football pitches planted at Antrobus's Galebrook Farm.

 

Combating habitat loss

With habitat loss regularly cited as a key factor in the decline of British wildlife, the new 4.3 hectare woodland planted last winter will over the years ahead provide a potential home for a huge range of species, from insects and hedgehogs, to bats and owls.

 

Funding secured by The Mersey Forest

Working with landowner Steve Owen, The Mersey Forest secured funding for the woodland's 8,000 trees through a Forestry Commission Woodland Creation Grant.

 

As a result the former grazing land has now been planted with a diverse mixture of oak, ash, birch, wild cherry, scots pine and other species - not only benefiting wildlife but also improving Cheshire's landscape.

 

Owl photo: Mike Roberts.

 





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