Greening, Biodiversity and Climate

Greening, Biodiversity and Climate

A community woodland for Memorial Park?


Last year the Civic Society talked to SMBC and the Friends of the Marple Memorial Park about creating an area of natural woodland within Memorial Park that could easily be enjoyed by everyone. A recent meeting with the Council and the Leisure and Community Hub Project Team has moved this idea forward significantly. Read more here...

A Greener Marple


For a couple of years now we have been wanting to develop a project that would see more trees planted across Marple. As conversations developed both locally and with groups like Cheshire Wildlife Trust, it has become clear that our plans should expand to look at all aspects of green-space improvement and nature recovery. Read more about how things are progressing here.

Biodiversity in Towns


There is so much evidence that if a town is made more bio-diverse and contains more green space it improves things for everyone. "People’s health and well-being is improved by ensuring there are easily accessible wildlife-rich natural spaces where they live and work" say the UK Wildlife Trusts



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