Our Delivery Report
Funded on 01 May 2019 | Delivered on 31 August 2019
£4,607
RAISED
147
BACKERS
23
DAYS TO FUND
BIGGEST PLEDGE
£2,000
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29 November 2019
Locals sow the sees of new wildflower meadow
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10000000 plants planted
More about our impact
The environment
We have achieved our objective of transforming on overgrown piece of grassland in Rimrose Valley Country Park into something which has attracted not only humans, but many species of wildlife. By attracting bees, butterflies, moths etc we have helped to address the decline in these vital contributors to biodiversity and the food chain and to protect and enhance green space in the North Liverpool region. We feel that it has also helped to increase people's awareness of the threat, by Highways England, to build a carriageway right through the heart of this much-loved green space and increased their desire to fight against the devastating prospect .
The local economy
The wildflower meadow has attracted visitors from many distant areas.
Volunteering, jobs & education
It was wonderful to see visitors studying closely, the insects and flowers, taking photos and discussing what species had been planted. With the aid of a local bat-expert, we had a fantastic bat-walk, which was over-subscribed and enjoyed by a wide cross-section of the community. Rimrose Valley Friends are hoping to work with the National Wildflower Centre on methods of counting insects, pollinators and flower species in 2020 and also, to work in partnership with National Museums Liverpool to hold educational workshops.
Arts, culture & heritage
The wildflower meadow was sown on an overgrown running track which was once used by the many schools in the locality. Many of the visitors recalled their memories of playing football on the fantastic football pitch which was in the centre of the running track. Others, recalling their memories of school and club (Liverpool Harriers) athletics there. As a result of the many fond memories which have resurfaced, Rimrose Valley Friends, in conjunction with a local historian, are planning to conduct further community research with a view to making a few podcasts on the subject which will contibute to Sefton Borough of Culture 2020.
Activity, health and leisure
There is no doubt that the wildflower meadow was a stunning spectacle which made many people GET OUT, SMILE and TALK TO EACH OTHER. It was a focal point and a magnet for the local community. It created excitement about what was to come! People came to jog, walk their dogs, take photographs, cycle, get married and just chill!
