Support for Royton Linear Park boardwalk project
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is supporting the Nature Boardwalk Project at Royton Linear Park, contributing £475 for materials like compost and plants. The project involves collaboration with Friends of Royton Linear Park and Oldham College students, who are assisting with construction, art, and marketing. The boardwalk will feature an educational trail with signposts to help children identify flora and fauna, aiming to enhance biodiversity and community access to nature. Work began earlier this year and is set for completion in September, following a family fun event held to raise awareness.
First Choice Homes Oldham has donated £475 to create an interactive nature trail at Royton Linear Park that will let children identify plants, insects and trees while walking a student-built boardwalk through wildflower meadows.
The Nature Boardwalk Project, led by the Friends of Royton Linear Park with help from Oldham College students, broke ground earlier this year and is scheduled for completion when classes resume in September. Construction students are building the path, art students are designing signage, and marketing students are promoting the initiative.
“Our support of this project builds on the strong partnership we have with the Friends of Royton Linear Park after previously working together to plant a fruit trail and host community events,” said FCHO communities manager Naomi Martin-Smith. “Being involved is also part of our on-going commitment to improve biodiversity and access to local natural spaces that are so important to our customers and help with community spirit and well-being.”
The friends group has spent recent weeks laying weed sheets and topsoil along the route, preparing beds for pollinator-friendly species. Sunday’s family fun event at the park introduced residents to the project, which Shirley Ann Brown, community leader from Friends of Royton Linear Park, said “benefits the local community while also creating a positive environment for bees and other wildlife.”
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