Bluebell Wood

Press Release                                                                                                                 30.05.2012

Bluebell woods mark the Queens Diamond Jubilee

A community  bluebell wood has been officially opened to mark the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

A plaque to mark the Wistaston wildlife haven, which is part of the to Nantwich Greenway, was unveiled by the Mayor of Crewe Peggy Martin on Monday. She was joined by representatives from local organisations which have been involved in the project including , The Rotary Club of Crewe & Nantwich Weaver, Wistaston Conservation Group, Cheshire East Council and Blue Bell Motors Crewe.

Countryside students from the Nantwich college planted 5,000 bluebell bulbs on the plot, plus several hundred young trees. The trees were supplied by The Rotary Club of Crewe & Nantwich Weaver, which  acquired a free community tree pack from the Woodland Trust as part of its Jubilee Woods project. The club also plans to plant a sapling - grown from an acorn gathered from a royal estate in in Nantwich town centre.

The bluebells were appropriately sponsored by Blue Bell Motors Crewe, a BMW dealer.

The newly planted area is on land owned by Cheshire East Council  and is part of the to Nantwich Greenway, a rural corridor linking Nantwichs riverside walks with s historic Queens Park along the A530 corridor. The project, which should be completed this summer, is aimed at offering cyclists and walkers a traffic-free link between the two towns.

The Greenway will be added to the 13,000 miles of Sustrans National Cycle Network, which is developing new walking and cycling routes across the .

The project has been keenly supported by Wistaston Parish Council and by Wistaston Conservation Group, who are responsible for adjoining public land and take a proactive interest in conserving and establishing woodland and other areas for wildlife.

Said Peggy Martin: It has been fantastic how everyone in the community has worked together to create this lovely route through the area. Hopefully, these bluebell woods will be here for all to enjoy for many years to come. It has been a great privilege to officially open the project, particularly at this very special time when the Queen is celebrating 60 years on the throne.

Caption: The Mayor of Crewe Peggy Martin unveils the plaque at the bluebell woods on the Crewe to Nantwich Greenway watched by Phil Brown (Sales Director Blue Bell Motors), Neville Care (Countryside Curriculum Leader, Reaseheath College), Simon Yates (President of The Rotary Club Crewe & Nantwich Weaver ), Rob Carey (Design Engineer, Cheshire East Council),  David OHara (Wistaston Park Ranger) and John Wood ( Chair of Wistaston Conservation Group).