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Wigan’s wildflower day out will be a blooming success!

Date: 7th August 2004

Time: 11am

Place: Entrance to Borsdane Wood, end of Hindley Mill lane, Hindley

Contact on the day: Fliss Paris, 07876 218502

Red Rose Forest is arranging a special event just for the people of Atherton, Wigan on Saturday 7th August – to get them out on a ‘rescue mission’ saving some of the local areas most beautiful woodland wildflowers.

The event, which will take place at Borsdane Wood, Hindley Mill Lane, Hindley from 11am – 2pm, will involve a seed collection within the wood – taking flower seeds, which can then be replanted in parts of Atherton where the flowers, like bluebells and foxgloves, are less prominent. After the seed collection, there will also be a free picnic for all those involved.

This event is part of the Atherton Flowering Community project, which arranges trips out, picnics and fun days all focusing around the theme of wildflowers. The event on Saturday has been co-ordinated by Red Rose forest and Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust.

For more information, please contact Faith Ashworth, Red Rose Forest on 0161 872 1660.

Notes to the Editor:

Images to complement this press release are available. Please contact Faith Ashworth, Marketing Manager, Red Rose Forest on 0161 872 1660

Atherton Flowering Community Project partners include Red Rose Forest, Landlife (the National Wildflower charity), Atherton’s “Cleaner, Greener Initiative”. This includes representatives from Atherton Environmental Projects community group, Wigan People and Places, the Township Manager (local Councillor and other Wigan MBC employees), The Spinney Hospital, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and the regeneration team on the Hagfold Estate (SRB funded Atherton Building Communities).

Red Rose Forest is an environmental regeneration initiative in Greater Manchester and is one of 12 Community Forests being developed in England. We are a partnership of The Countryside Agency, the Forestry Commission and six Greater Manchester local authorities. The Red Rose Forest partnership is planting over 25 million trees across 292 square miles of the area, as part of a 40-year programme that will make Greater Manchester a greener and more satisfying place to live and work. At the heart of our strategy is the involvement of local communities in the environmental, social and economic regeneration of the area.