by Nikki Brown | Oct 13, 2022 | Natural Environment
The hybrid planning application for Northern Roots, which is creating the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park near Oldham town centre, has been unanimously approved by Oldham Council planning committee. Developed for and with local communities, the vision for...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 3, 2022 | Natural Environment
The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh are set to become one of the UK’s largest urban nature reserves and the first in Greater Manchester. The former industrial wasteland is now a nationally important site for rare wildlife with species such as willow tit and bittern...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 20, 2022 | Natural Environment
MANCHESTER’S Mayfield Park, the city centre’s first new public park in more than 100 years, will open to the public for the first time on Thursday 22 September 2022. Over the last 18 months the vast, mostly derelict, former industrial site next to Piccadilly Station...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 14, 2022 | Natural Environment
Ten man-made ponds and six underground amphibian shelters are set to be built to create an ecology zone as part of a new employment park in Bolton. Plans have been submitted for the ‘ecological enhancement area’ at land west of Wingates industrial estate,...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 12, 2022 | Natural Environment
More than £122 million will be spent to clean up Greater Manchester’s rivers and wastewater systems. The initiative from United Utilities comes as part of a bid to reduce the amount of sewage pumped into rivers by more than 10 million tonnes. The investment will...
