Red Rose Forest

In 1994 the Red Rose Forest Plan was approved by Government and launched to the public.

It aimed to be a mechanism for the economic, social, and environmental regeneration of the countryside around our towns and cities.

[3] The main aim of Red Rose Forest was to get greenery where people can appreciate it every day.

The value of greening as a means of tackling a range of social, health and economic issues is huge.

[4] Red Rose Forest offered many ways for the people to get involved in their environment including the general public through their Friends of the Forest scheme, businesses through sponsorship and communities through the Green Streets project.

Wild flowers at Byrom Wood. This is farmland in Lowton taken over by the Forestry Commission near to Pennington Flash part of the Red Rose Forest.