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.

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.