The team at Groundwork Greater Manchester have recently started using iNaturalist, one of the world’s most popular nature apps, to track the biodiversity at Trafford Ecology Park and they’re looking for your help to capture even more data! The iNaturalist app is a fantastic education tool, helping users to identify the plants, animals and insects…Read More »
This week a friend of Trafford Ecology Park, Richard Pilling, captured what the site looks like from a birds eye perspective, capturing this fantastic footage on a drone. The footage highlights the beauty of the park; from the wide open expanse of the lake to the sprawl of the wildflower meadow. Set in one of…Read More »
Thanks to employees and friends of Groundwork Greater Manchester the benches within Trafford Ecology Park have been brought back to life this week, providing much needed seating for visitors who may wish to rest their feet or enjoy a picnic, or for local businesses who may wish to use the benches for informal meetings whilst…Read More »
The Meeting Place, a unique meeting space located in the tranquillity of Trafford Ecology Park, is now available for hire to local businesses, trainers or organisations. This is an inspirational venue for meetings, training or team building days. Those renting the space will have the entire building to themselves, as well as access to the…Read More »
Following the temporary closure of Trafford Ecology Park in May due to Covid-19 Government restrictions, we can now announce that the park is open to visitors Monday to Friday as per our standard opening hours. Please remain vigilant during your visit; maintaining social distancing advice throughout your visit.
Employees from Groundwork Greater Manchester came together on the 25th September to help spruce up Trafford Ecology Park. Stepping away from their usual roles which include supporting people into employment, helping people stay warm and making businesses be more efficient the team of over 50 got stuck into a range of tasks which included: Filling a skip…Read More »
This September over 80 PwC employees descended on Trafford Ecology Park ready for a day of volunteering and team building. The park and group divided into 4 and the adventure began when the volunteers had to navigate to their zones supplied only with a map. Once there each team undertook a range of tasks, including:…Read More »
This September we’re welcoming a number of learners from a local school in Salford to Trafford Ecology Park for the very first time. The young people involved are working to increase their confidence and reduce their anxiety through a number of different programmes, including visits to the park, practical conservation and forest school experiences. As…Read More »
This month, 24 year five children from St George’s Primary School in Salford visited Trafford Ecology Park for a Forest School experience to celebrate the launch of the new outdoor classroom which was built last month thanks to funding from the Cargill Cares fund. The generous donation not only provides a new outdoor classroom for…Read More »
Trafford Ecology Park will soon be able to cater for school group visits thanks to support from local business Cargill, whose Cargill Cares programme has funded the construction of an environmentally sustainable classroom. The new facility at Trafford Ecology Park is a key element of Groundwork’s vision to establish the Ecology Park as an exemplar…Read More »
