Red Rose Forest

The Red Rose Forest is the second largest community forest in England and is a partnership initiative of the 12 Community Forests. The project was started in 1991 and is expected to last 40 years. The aim of the project is to involve communities in safeguarding and creating a woodland flora for the future, and help preserve the fast disappearing flora of British woodlands. [ [http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/north_west/trafford/woodland_wildflowers/index.html Local Heritage Initiative] ]

Area covered

The Forest area covers 292 square miles and takes in the districts of Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Trafford and Wigan. [ [http://www.redroseforest.co.uk/main.html Red Rose Forest (website accessed 26/03/2007)] ]

The population that lives within the Forest boundary amounts to 1.5 million, making the Forest one of the most urban community forests. [ [http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/green/redroseforest City of Salford (website accessed 23/03/2007)] ]

Cost

Over the Forty year lifespan of the project it is planned to plant 25 million trees in the Forest. For new woodland it costs between £7 - £10 for each tree, the cost to plant a tree in an urban area rises to £300. Since the scheme started 1,183 hectares of woodland have been planted in the Forest area. [ [http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/green/redroseforest City of Salford (website accessed 23/03/2007)] ]

Partnership bodies

[ [http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/green/redroseforest City of Salford (website accessed 26/03/2007)] ]

Funding

The project has received £17,565 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (National Lottery).

External links

* [http://www.redroseforest.co.uk/ The Red Rose Forest]
* [http://www.rrfnetwork.org/ Red Rose Forest Network]

In the media

* [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/136/136842_10000_trees_set_scene_for_a_forest.html 10,000 trees set scene for a forest (Manchester Evening News archive 15/11/2004 retrieved 26/03/2007)]
* [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/31/31419_reborn_woodland_wins_green_award.html Reborn woodland wins green award (Manchester Evening News archive 08/09/2001 retrieved 26/03/2007)]
* [http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/display.var.1237855.0.treemendous_effort_after_lottery_grant_is_secured.php Tree-mendous effort after Lottery grant is secured (This is Cheshire (06/03/2007), website accessed 26/03/2007)]

See also

*Community Forests in England

References