Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale
Matthew Moss High School have planted their Earth Restoration Service trees into their eco-garden (Winter/Spring 2011). The garden is situated at the back of the school. It has a vegetable plot, pond and wooded area where birds come and feed from the feeders located there.
The school is using their old vegetable beds for their first batch of trees, this is a temporary measure, as the school grounds are being altered at the moment. When the work is completed next year, they hope to find a permanent home for their School Tree Nursery Project.
The school has already found a future home for their trees; after they have looked after them for a season the trees will be transplanted into the Spodden Valley in Rochdale. This valley consists of the Healey Dell Nature Reserve, but the section between the reserve and the town needs trees planting beside the River Spodden. Their School Tree Nursery trees will grow to create a lovely green corridor in their local community.
The area around the river valley was once the home for one of the world’s largest asbestos factories. Much of this valley is now being reclaimed for their community, hopefully connecting the Spotland Bridge area of Rochdale with the Healey Dell Nature Reserve.
They are working jointly with the Countryside Rangers in Rochdale and the Save Spodden Valley group. The Save Spodden Valley group is run entirely by community volunteers. Work is also carried out in the valley by another volunteer group, called the Green Volunteers,.
The school is hoping to involve some of their ‘feeder’ primary schools in their tree planting project which they hope will raise further awareness of our School Tree Nursery Programme.
