Mersey Basin Campaign Blog

If you go down to the woods today..........your feet won't get wet!

Quakers Coppice, a fantastic woodland on the outskirts of Crewe which is much-loved by walkers and wildlife alike, has now been improved thanks to funding from Waste Recycling Group Ltd (distributed by WREN). 

A new 1.5km path takes walkers on a circuit of the woodland which was previously inaccessible to buggies and wheelchairs, and is now an ideal route for workers on the nearby Crewe Business Park, as they will be able to do the walk without getting their shoes muddy!  This is also beneficial to the wildlife, because by encouraging walkers to use one main route, the rest of the Coppice will no longer be trampled and ground-level vegetation will have the chance to grow back - providing food and shelter for all sorts of bugs, birds and small mammals.

As well as the path, we've been able to create a new pond dipping platform, plant a native hedgerow and sow a wildflower meadow.Quakers Coppice can be found here - park on Mallard Way and follow the footpath that starts just after the Fujitsu building. 

Environment 09 - T minus eight days!

Well, it's all go in the office ahead of our uber-conference, Environment 09. The event is taking place at the ACC Liverpool, on the banks of the River Mersey one week tomorrow. In fact, ACC Liverpool was one of the first things I saw this morning on the breakfast news, as they're hosting the TUC this week.

I visited the venue last week, before the TUC security was put in place, and scouted out the space we're planning to use for the exhibition stands - we've got exhibitors ranging from Peel Energy and the NWDA to Liverpool Year of the Environment and On Your Bike. They'll be housed in one of the huge halls (and they are huge) on the first floor, while our own Mersey: The river that changed the world display will be on a mezzanine with a great view out across the river.

I also had a sneaky glimpse into the conference room itself, which also features a fantastic river view. It's all getting pretty exciting now.

The afternoon of the conference features a ferry trip along the Mersey - not to mention the opportunity to be ferried TO the Pier Head on a Merseytravel rickshaw! To get you in the mood for the trip. We might have to post up a little something to get you in the mood for the ferry trip tomorrow...

Okay, conference packs need to go to the printer this afternoon, back soon!