The Mersey Forest
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The Mersey Forest is a growing network of woodlands and green spaces across North Cheshire and Merseyside, which has been creating 'woodlands on your doorstep' for 20 years. The largest of these designated Community Forest areas covers more than 500 square miles of Merseyside and North Cheshire and was named The Mersey Forest.
The Mersey Forest
1w ago
Every year, millions of people around the world come together, at 8.30pm local time on a Saturday in March, to observe Earth Hour, a symbolic event that highlights the importance of environmental conservation and sustainable living.
Since its creation in 2007, Earth Hour, which is organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has been known for its "lights off" moment. As landmarks and homes across the world switch off, supporters are also invited to symbolically switch off and 'Give an hour for Earth', spending 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for our planet. In 2023, over 410 ..read more
The Mersey Forest
2w ago
West Cheshire residents can benefit from a range of free nature-based activity courses to help boost their health and wellbeing this spring.
The 12-week courses are part of Cheshire's Natural Health Service, which is managed by The Mersey Forest in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council. The service uses the natural environment to address local health inequalities and improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in the area.
There are four courses currently taking place across some of the borough's parks, green spaces, and woodlands.&nbs ..read more
The Mersey Forest
2w ago
Volunteers, including residents and a local cubs and beaver group, have been helping to plant several sections of new woodland on a farm near Malpas, Cheshire.
The community planting event at Lower Moss Farm near Malpas was organised by farming advisors Elm Associates and The Mersey Forest, who have supported the landowner to plant over 6,000 trees on the site.
Jane Atkinson, Farm Conservation Advisor at Elm Associates, said: "The tree planting on this site is part of a wider conservation plan for the farm. It has been designed to link together semi ancient woodland and a Site of Special Sci ..read more
The Mersey Forest
2M ago
The Mersey Forest are excited to be involved in this year's Lunar New Year celebrations in Liverpool.
Taking place from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 February, local immersive experts Focal Studios will be dazzling audiences with the story of 'The Boy and the Pearl' over 3 spectacular nights of projections. The projection show, lasting 10 mins, will be played on repeat at The Bombed Out Church between 5.30pm-9pm each night.
The grounds of the church will be brought to life with a stunning audio-visual art installation developed by Focal Studios and The Bombed Out Church's community engagement te ..read more
The Mersey Forest
2M ago
The Mersey Forest has recently launched a Riparian Woodland Creation Project, which aims to help reduce flood risk and improve water quality by increasing tree cover along the watercourses of Cheshire and Merseyside.
This is a new, grant funded opportunity, which will cover up to 100% of the costs of implementation and ongoing management for 15 years, leaving a lasting legacy on your land and making a positive contribution to the local community.
Experienced advisors from our team will support landowners to develop their scheme free of charge and, as we're a locally based ..read more
The Mersey Forest
4M ago
A host of dignitaries joined together to plant the 6 millionth tree to mark five years since the start of the ambitious Northern Forest project to link up Liverpool to Hull with trees.
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, joined the planting at Liverpool John Moores University.
Also in attendance were Councillor Karen Shore, Deputy Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council (the accountable body for The Mersey Forest and Trees for Climate programme) and Councillor Barbara Murray from Liverpool City Council who is a member of the M ..read more
The Mersey Forest
4M ago
Restoration of peatland sites across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside has been given the green light and will receive funding of over £1.5 million from the Government's Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme. The restoration of these important sites will benefit people, wildlife, and is another positive step towards combating the climate emergency.
Over four km2 (417 hectares) of precious peatland will be restored thanks to the funding, land which once stretched across the historic county boundary of Lancashire. The project includes 16 sites, spanning from Darwen Moo ..read more
The Mersey Forest
4M ago
The Mersey Forest is once again preparing for a bumper year of planting, supporting partners and landowners to get thousands of trees in the ground and establish woodlands that will benefit the area for generations.
The Mersey Forest team, with the help of the Green Task Force, have been preparing ground ready for planting on a number of sites and the first trees are being planted.
Over the last three years the Mersey Forest has worked with partners and landowners to establish 220 hectares of new woodland across Cheshire and Merseyside through the national Trees for Climate ..read more
The Mersey Forest
5M ago
With the colder weather, reduced daylight, and impending winter, this time of year can have an impact on our overall wellbeing and prove challenging for our mental health. By recognising the potential challenges that come with the changing seasons, you can take steps to help you navigate the transition into autumn and beyond, and maintain your wellbeing.
Here are some suggestions to help support your mental health at this time of year.
Head out during the day
The decrease in daylight during autumn can disrupt our body's internal clock, leading to imbalances in melatonin and serotonin levels ..read more
The Mersey Forest
6M ago
Salt Men Confidential is a Natural Health Service-funded group that meet every Tuesday afternoon at Marbury Park, Northwich, to walk, talk, learn, and share in a safe space surrounded by nature.
Using their creative skills, the group have spent the last few months capturing various aspects of nature in photographs to help connect the nature around them to aspects of their wellbeing. Now, their creativity is being showcased at an art exhibition at Visual Arts Cheshire in Northwich.
The exhibition captures a range of emotions in the group's art pieces, with each photo promoting the impor ..read more