Sutton Manor Case Study

CASE STUDY: SUTTON MANOR

Part of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund Promoting walking and cycling by making local routes greener and more attractive.

ROUTES GREENED 2 KM SO FAR

LOCATION ST.HELENS, MERSEYSIDE

PROGRAMME LSTF / SETTING THE SCENE FOR GROWTH

Partially funded by the Department of Transport

Map: © Crown Copyright and database right 2012 Ordnance Survey 100031461 THE STORY SO FAR

Consultation events were held at In particular, green routes have BACKGROUND the beginning of the project to improved links with Sutton Four Acre and Sutton Manor are raise awareness of the project. The Manor Community Woodland located in south St.Helens. The area Mersey Forest team also carried and Brickfields through King was once the location of several out door-to-door community George V playing fields as large collieries, which closed over consultation to get feedback part of Bold Forest Park. the last 20 years. The semi rural about residents’ perceptions of area remains largely the subject of the area and to enable residents Improving the local environment social and economic deprivation. to choose the species of trees that has also encouraged more visitors were planted on their streets. to the area and inward investment While recent green space in new mixed tenure housing stock improvements have been delivered by developers and social housing in the area, with involvement of WHO WE WORKED WITH providers. Other economic benefits The Forestry Commission and have been secured, including The Mersey Forest worked The Mersey Forest – including a raised profile and improved with St.Helens Council, Bold the installation of public art investment outlook for the local Ward Committee, Helena work, including the Dream Lea Green Industrial Park. Partnerships and Re:new sculpture, the creation of a St.Helens to deliver this project. cluster of community woodlands and green spaces known as FUNDING Bold Forest Park, the residential The project was part-funded by areas in Four Acres and Sutton OUR IMPACT the Forestry Commission’s Setting Manor still lacked street trees. The Mersey Forest’s work at the Scene for Growth programme Four Acre and Sutton Manor has funded by the Department for brought attractive greenery to Business, Innovation and Skills, with WHAT WE DID an area previously lacking trees additional funding provided by and high quality green space. The Mersey Forest team planted St.Helens Council, Bold Ward 171 trees in the Four Acre and Committee, Re:New St.Helens, As a result the area has become a Sutton Manor districts of St.Helens Cory Environmental Trust in more pleasant place for walking in 2011. Focusing on a three phase Britain and the government’s and cycling, and new leisure delivery the project delivered trees Big Tree Plant project. and recreation opportunities on key transport routes, residential have been created through streets and across local park spaces. improved green space.

COMING UP AS PART OF LSTF

LSTF PROPOSED GREENING AREA INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT ZONE

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Ben Greenaway Green Streets Coordinator, SUTTON MANOR The Mersey Forest COMMUNITY WOODLAND 01925 816217 [email protected] www.merseyforest.org.uk

successful Green Streets project, MORE STREET GREENING which since 2007 has planted BENEFITS Sutton Manor is set to benefit from more than 1000 street trees in Benefits will include reduced further street tree planting thanks Merseyside and North Cheshire. carbon emissions and air to its share of the £0.5 million street pollution, improved physical and tree planting programme being mental health, and more people delivered by The Mersey Forest CONSULTATION entering training, education which will create more attractive Local residents and businesses will and ultimately employment. travel routes between areas of be put at the heart of the plans high unemployment and places thanks to community consultations LSTF projects are delivered by The of education, training and work. carried out by The Mersey Forest Merseyside Transport Partnership which will ask local communities consisting of Merseytravel and Funded by the Department for which species of trees they the five local authorities of Transport, the Local Sustainable would like to see near them and Merseyside – Knowsley, Liverpool, Transport Fund (LSTF) 2012-2015 whether they wish to be involved Sefton, St.Helens and Wirral, with has awarded almost £25 million to in watering their new trees. Sustrans, The Mersey Forest and the Merseyside to deliver sustainable Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. travel solutions that support The greening of the routes will economic growth while reducing complement a raft of other local carbon emissions. As part of this, projects within the wider LSTF The Mersey Forest has secured programme, such as cycle hire funding to plant street trees and schemes and improved bus other greenery along a total of services. Together with the street 22km of “linking routes” in Sutton greening work, the projects aims Manor and four other areas. to boost the number of people using sustainable modes of Working closely with the project travel including walking, cycling partners, the street tree planting in and taking the bus, providing Sutton Manor will begin in winter a greener route to work. 2013/2014 and will contribute to The Mersey Forest’s already