Big Local funding for Northwood

For more information on this 10 year £1M programme go to

http://www.northwoodbiglocal.co.uk/

Its BIG and its LOCAL to NORTHWOOD!!!

Now that The Mersey Forest has helped deliver Northwood Green Streets and Northwood Forest Hills in partnership with Knowsley Council and housing responsible provider Knowsley Housing Trust, the focus of this programme will be social cohesion.

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One resident commented about the improved green spaces in the area:

'lived in Northwood for 53 years and seen a lot of changes.They are mostly for the better.There is now a park at the back of my house and the parks are better looked after than they have ever been'

But despite many improvements there is still a need identified for more childrens play and trees and wildflowers.This is because the area is really quite big and funding has only stretched so far to date.

Northwood Forest Hills - the lake with fishing pegs.

The lake was stocked with over 1000 certified fish, and is home to herons, ducks and frogs as well as a range of wildflowers.Paths take you from four entrances around the site via mainly fully accessible routes.The eastern entrance is here at the end of Warrenhouse Rd at the junction of Simonswood Lane whilst others are located on Trecastle Rd, by foot on the eastern end of Bramcote Rd and Bramcote Close.

The main funding for Northwood Forest Hills came from The Mersey Forest's Setting The Scene For Growth programme funded through The Forestry Commission's Newlands Programme.Other funding came from Marks and Spencer and the Community Spaces fund through the Big Lottery amongst other sources.