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17 WALKING GROUPS
VISITED PORT SUNLIGHT RIVER PARK BETWEEN
OCTOBER 2014 & MARCH 2015
OVER 9,500
Monkton
Community
Woodland
Monkton Community
Woodland in the North
East has been running
a broad range of health
programmes over the
last year, including Green
Gyms and Health Walks.
This has had some great results,
after surveying participants…
91% of participants
feel happier and
more CHEERFUL
Annual Report / the Land Trust 2015
Port Sunlight
River Park
WINNER Port Sunlight River Park is now an
Most amazing 28 ha country park on the
improved banks of the Mersey. An oasis of
Space calm alongside this famous industrial
river, the park has recorded over 80
species of birds amongst its meadows
and wetlands in only six months.
Opened in August 2014 by local MP Alison
McGovern, this remodelled former landfll
site now provides access to valuable
green space for the nearby communities
in Wirral and has opened up previously
inaccessible views of Liverpool’s historic
waterfront. The park is managed for the
Land Trust by Wirral Autistic Society and
provides practical volunteering sessions
for young adults on the autistic spectrum.
The ranger and many of these volunteers
have now developed a weekly ‘health walk’
and the site is part of the Wirral Walking
Festival which takes place each May.
HEALTH ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE ON OUR SITES IN
2014/15 INCLUDING WOODLAND WORKOUTS,
GREEN GYMS, NORDIC WALKING AND BUGGY FIT.
83% avoided weight 70% feel an
gain and remained improvement
at a HEALTHY WEIGHT in their HEALTH
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