Wirral Environmental Network are delighted to have been successful with a Liverpool City Region Community Environment Fund grant to help create Community Green Hub in Bidston & St James.
With support from Wirral Council, Magenta, Wirral Tree Wardens and other community groups and individuals, the project will involve the rejuvenation of neglected green space. Plans include creating a tree nursery, an orchard, a community allotment, a pollinator area & outdoor craft-upcycling space, supported by workshops.
The Community Green Hub brings a currently unused space back into life and use. It is a demonstrator site for practical experience in environmental nature services and management.
Workshops how to prepare the growing areas – building raised beds, preparing the soil, planting a nature rich hedgerow, a mini tree nursery and orchard, grow your own and nature based crafts & upcycling.
They will include environmentally friendly approaches to greening – peat free compost or, create your own compost, collection and use of rainwater, use of native plants, bee friendly plants, pollination and biodiversity, food miles and seasonality, use planters and containers made from upcycled materials. The focus is on community, low carbon solutions and reducing pollution whilst ensuring easy maintenance.
It is hoped that the Green Community Hub will bring the whole community together in a project that invests in the future by starting a local process that will be important in future years as a means to capture emitted CO2 and live a low carbon lifestyle.
All are welcome to get involved. Whatever your experience or interest. Send in your ideas, help us clear and tidy the site, learn how to plant, share your knowledge.
Contact wen@la21.net to get involved.
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What is Wirral Environmental Network’s Carbon Footprint?
Wirral Environmental Network has joined with Transition Liverpool in developing a map for green community and business enterprises within Mersey Region. For Wirral this means the mapping and expansion of our Big Green List.
We will launch the Mersey Green Map via Zoom at 7 pm on Thursday November 19th
Full details to follow.
We aim to support green jobs, to encourage people to shop locally and sustainably and to get involved in local sustainability initiatives. The Mersey Green Map will make it possible for people who wish to reduce their carbon footprint to more easily identify and support organisations and businesses with green credentials.
Free to use and with an initial focus on Mersey based food organisations (growing, processing, sales), the Mersey Green Map will show the description, location and contact details of green organisations and businesses. The map is also open to other local, sustainable and ethical groups and businesses including:
- community activities
- green transport
- green energy and green utilities
- development of green buildings
- greening of the environment.
This will allow us to:
- Recognise and celebrate what is already happening in our region
- Look at what is missing
- Join the dots to strengthen our community, network and create a collaborative and stronger voice
- Enable us to better share resources and drive forward change
More details on the Transition Liverpool website https://transitionliverpool.org/mapping-project/
