Planting Day Sees Local Residents Turn out in Droves

Local residents of Seaforth turned out to assist Sefton Council and The Mersey Forest plant over 400 trees to complete copse woodland planting on the Dogtrack Recreation Ground in Seaforth south Sefton.

Assisted by the Parks Ranger and members of the Seaforth Residents Action Group The Mersey Forest's Green Streets Coordinator said:

 "today has showed the power of community action.We have completed the task in good time and have been able to appeal to young and old alike.This shows the drive and commitment local people have to improving their neighbourhood for the better".

  
   Young people and volunteer staff from the Caradoc youth club that meet on Monday  
   afternoon/evenings came across to help from the Church Hall building on
   Caradoc Rd nearby.

   Small woodland tree species such as Oak, Field Maple,Hawthorn,Alder were planted as
    well as Dogwood and Rose.

  The latest plantings were funded by Defra as part of The Big Tree Plant and part funded 
   through The Department of Transport through Merseyside's Local Sustainable Transport
   Fund operated by Mersey Travel and five local authorities across Merseyside including  
   Sefton Council.

Residents and Families Invited to Plant Trees on The Doggy

This Saturday 20th April 11.00a.m. till 2.30 p.m. The Mersey Forest will be helping local residents and families to further brighten the local park by continuing to plant small woodland trees to finish off the work that was done last year.

All are welcome so come on down and look for the Mersey Forest flag that will be flying between Church Rd and Verdi St.

The field is located 5 minutes walk from Litherland and Seaforth Station (right past Bowersdale Park onto Church Rd and past the church towards the docks) http://goo.gl/maps/zMepT

We will provide all the spades and trees for planting and are being assisted by The Seaforth Residents Action Group.

Make Seaforth brighter this summer!

Doggy Planting Event A Success

Local residents came out in force on Saturday 31st March to help The Mersey Forest and Parks Rangers from Sefton Council plant over 500 small trees at the Dogtrack Green space in Seaforth Sefton.

The event kicked off early and as planting started even passers by got involved with the planting.By 2 p.m. all the trees had been planted and some residents were turned away.

It is now hoped to follow up the planting with wildflower sowing in the coming weeks to complete the effect of creating a copse planting feature and woodland walk.

Tom Sullivan of Seaforth Residents Action Group said 'getting local children involved in events like this and e.g. the christmas tree decorating in nearby Bowersdale Park is very important for community morale and shows what can be done with a little joint effort'

Ben Greenaway of The Mersey Forest said 'This is another successful planting as part of The Big Tree Plant across Merseyside where we have now planted over 15,000 sapling trees.Creating green spaces where people can get away from inner city life is an important aspect of our work'.

To get involved in future activities contact our Green Streets Coordinator at The Mersey Forest on 01925 816 217. ben@merseyforest.org.uk

Planting Event - A chance for local residents to do their bit for The Big Tree Plant

You are invited to our forthcoming planting event in Seaforth.All welcome.Come along on 31st March 2012 to plant small trees to create copses across The Doggy green space.Wildflowers will also be planed by local school children to create a pleasant walking environment for all residents of Sefton and the local area.

80 New street and green space trees planted in Seaforth

The Mersey Forest has been working with Sefton Council's Parks and Green Spaces team to consult local residents around south Seaforth on improvements to local green spaces and the planting of residential streets with ornamental flowering trees. Residents were asked if they wanted a tree, if so would they water it.They were also given the opportunity to choose the type of tree and its location near their property.

Many residents said yes! The Green Spaces officers then arranged for a contract to be drawn up to plant the trees with protective green plasticoated guards.

Now 80 more trees have been planted on Verdi St, Caradoc St, Seaforth Rd and Church Rd around the 'Doggy' Green space.

Local Schools and Community Green Seaforth Rd

Young 'green team' helpers from local primary schools Our Lady Star of The Sea and Rimrose Hope helped local community group members plant annual flowering plants around newly planted trees on Seaforth Rd, Sefton.

Ben Greenaway Green Streets Coordinator for The Mersey Forest said "it is always a pleasure to see the enthusiasm of young people for making a difference to their local environment.This event shows the pride that local people have in their street environment".

The event was funded by Crosby Housing Association managing the Living Through Change funding as part of the Housing Market Renewal Fund.

Trees were planted through the Sefton Trees and Woodlands Department from a Section 106 allocation.Green Streets, that works with communities to plant street trees across Merseyside is supported by The Forestry Commission, through the Setting The Scene for Growth programme which is funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency:

For more photos of the planting

http://trailfinder.posterous.com/young-stars-of-the-sea-do-seaforth-residents

Tree Lined Streets For Seaforth !

30 new street trees were planted along the shopping and residential areas on Seaforth Rd between the railway station and the Caradoc Public House.

At the request of local residents groups and residents and businesses who chose what trees were planted and where, The Mersey Forest helped Sefton Council's Trees and Woodlands Team achieve part of what has become a rejuvination of the street environment across many parts of the borough.

Moving towards making Seaforth once again what one old lady remembers how it used to be?

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/src/webroot/ldp2/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/01/28/proud-past-of-forgotten-gem-seaforth-64375-20401257/2/

Take part in our new pole coming up soon!