Millennium Wood, Outwood, Radcliffe, Bury – in the Red Rose Forest
SITE NOW FULL - The Millennium Wood is a landmark countryside project which will create a new woodland on 35 hectares of land within the Outwood Community Parkland at Outwood near to Radcliffe. The project will be a community effort involving schools, youth groups, volunteers and professional contractors working together to produce a new woodland for the community on land which was formally occupied by colliery spoil tips, railway sidings, stock yards and a power station. The woodland is managed by Bury Metropolitan Council.
The Dedication Book
The Dedication Book is held at the reception desk in Radcliffe Library, whose address is: Stand Lane, Radcliffe, Bury (tel. 0161 253 7160). This is open normal library hours, currently:
Monday 10.00 – 1.00 and 2.00 – 7.30
Tuesday 10.00 – 1.00 and 2.00 – 5.30
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 10.00 – 1.00 and 2.00 – 7.30
Friday 10.00 – 1.00 and 2.00 – 5.30
Saturday 10.00 – 1.00
The Red Rose Forest
SITE NOW FULL - Red Rose Forest is the second largest and probably the most diverse of the 12 Community Forests in England. It covers 292 square miles and takes in the districts of Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Trafford and Wigan. Red Rose Forest is an initiative to create well-wooded landscapes, to provide a green and attractive setting for new and existing land uses. The forest initiatives will plant more than 11 million trees over the next four decades. Most of the trees planted will be familiar broadleaves, such as oak, ash, birch and alder. The areas of woodland will vary greatly in size and will be linked by hedgerows, trees in parks and gardens, around factories and businesses, and alongside roads, railways and canals. This will create opportunities for leisure, sport and recreation, education and habitat for wildlife.
Further information on Red Rose Forest is available from the Red Rose Forest Team, Community Forest Centre, Dock Office, Trafford Road, Salford Quays, Salford, M5 2XB. Tel: 0161 872 1660 or Fax: 0161 872 1680.
