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| The North West In Bloom assessor's report on New Ferry Butterfly Park |
We have previously reported on the success of New Ferry Butterfly Park in the RHS North West in Bloom Awards. The judge’s report revealed that we had scored 93/100 points!
Our judge, Jason Lambert reported back on his visit on July 24th:
On arrival I was met by eight volunteers: Phillip, Linda, Steve, Daisy, Claire, Peter, Charles and Yan. The Park has a Community Green Flag and has had this for twelve years. This is their first time entering North West In Bloom.
There are so many activities that go on at the Butterfly Park - it's truly amazing the work that is done by all the volunteers. They also host corporate days with local businesses such as Marks & Spencer and Astra Zeneca. They also have lots of local schools that come and use the site regularly, together with Beavers, Scouts etc. Some of the volunteers go out to do talks in the evenings and weekends to other groups about the site and ecology and they provide practical support for their projects.
When I was given the tour of the site, I was amazed how the site had been transformed from a former Railway Sidings into a truly amazing space teaming with wildflowers and insects which are listed on the notice boards all around the site and are changed regularly for each season.
