Join in Tree Planting This Weekend Saturday 17th March 2012 12.30-3 p.m.

Vegas comes to Sutton Manor

When the Sutton Manor community decided they wanted trees in their streets they never thought they'd be the inspiration for the filming of a new drama staring a local man called Johnny Vegas.

The Mersey Forest have now planted 92 trees in the streets, and green spaces around Sutton Manor in south St Helens making the area even more attractive to visitors to the nearby Dream Sculpture.

Spring Arrives Early in Sutton Manor

With snowdrops and crocii pushing up through the grass verges, the arrival of 73 new street trees in the streets of Sutton Manor is a welcome sign of spring.The trees a mixture of non fruiting ornamental Pear,Mountain Ash,Cherry and suitably located larger shade trees will make the streets more pleasent areas for walking and cycling to local green spaces such as Sutton Manor home of the Dream Sculpture and the recently improved King George V Playing Fields where an additional 16 American Lime and London Plane trees have been planted to complement 14 Limes planted last year.

Watch this space for an announcement on the forthcoming planting events in the park in March 2012.

First of 80 trees planted in Sutton Manor

As soon as tree pits were dug the trees pictured arrived and were planted out to brighten the streets of Sutton Manor.Over 75 trees will soon adorn the streets and green spaces of Sutton Manor planted by contractor Blakedown Landscapes.The Mersey Forest is planting trees across Merseyside as part of the Big Tree Plant initiative funded by DEFRA and the Setting The Scene For Growth programme funded through The Forestry Commission.
Get down to your local park at King George V Playing Fields to see the new trees and to access The Dream Sculpture nearby.

Tennants of Registered Provider's for housing, Riverside and Helena Partnerships will benefit from newly greened streets and green spaces helping make recreation a local issue!

Park Improvements to boost tourism in area

Over the next two months, The Mersey Forest, in collaboration with St Helens Council will be making minor improvements to King George V Playing Fields. It is intended to encourage more people to use the park and other local green spaces and attractions in the area, and to make the park itself more welcoming.

These works include the planting of bulbs ,improved access from the car park, painting of fencing, more avenue trees and the creation of small coppice areas and seasonal wildflower planting. Both local community groups and schools have been (bulb planting and ceramic tile designs) and will be involved in activities around these works.

This will makes it easier to access areas like The Dream Sculpture and eventually the newly wooded Lord St Helens tip site, or Brickfields, and encourage residents and visitors to walk and cycle more.

The proposals will not affect existing football pitches and warm up areas alongside these.

These improvements are funding by Cory Environmental Trust’s Landfill Communities Fund, Access to Nature funding from Natural England and The Big Lottery, Setting The Scene For Growth funding through the Forestry Commission and The Big Tree Plant assisted by The Woodland Trust’s MOREwoods programme.

Consultation Event at Shining Lights Centre Sutton Manor

How to get there!
This Wednesday 5-7 p.m.

New funding for street trees in Sutton Manor

Funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency through the Forestry Commission's Setting The Scene For Growth programme has been secured by The Mersey Forest Green Streets initiative to bring 65 park, verge and pavement trees to Sutton Manor.

Ben Greenaway Green Streets Coordinator said 'these trees will bring greenery to an area lacking in street greenery and will link residents through green routes to their locally improved green spaces such as King George V fields and Sutton Manor home of The Dream'.

'Together with newly greened Lord St Helens local residents will eventually have access to a large network of accessible green space.This has got to be good for the health and well being of residents of south St Helens as well as visitors to the area'!