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Scavenger Hunt and Nature Activities
From Scavenger Hunts to Nest building, here are some suggested activities you can do whilst at the park to get creative with nature.
Shoosmiths & Friends Volunteering Day
The scorching June heat didn’t deter volunteers from making a beautiful Kitchen Garden at the local nature reserve.
The Trafford Ecology Park Celebration Event
Groundwork Greater Manchester hosted a Celebration Event at the park, celebrating the accomplishments of several Community Stars.
Peel L&P team takes action to mark UN World Environment Day
Employees from regeneration business, Peel L&P, took part in a special volunteering day to mark World Environment Day.
Celebrities at the Eco Park!
Trafford Ecology Park has played host to several celebrities in the past few years and we thought we’d share with you why they were here!
Meet the Team
Meet the Team! Trafford Ecology Park is home to environmental charity Groundwork, who have a small office on site. You’re likely to see lots of friendly, passionate people working together around the park; helping others and the environment. Many members of the team assist with volunteering days, park improvements and outdoor education activities, however here…Read More »
Sustainable Design
In 2020, Groundwork worked with local charity Start Creative in Salford to develop a sustainable building design for what would become ‘The Meeting Place’. As a small charity who requires external support to fund and maintain Trafford Ecology Park, our idea was to create a space which could be hired out to help provide funding…Read More »
Hedge Building and Bonding with Yokogawa
On a crisp sunny day at Trafford Ecology Park a group of volunteers from Yokogawa, a manufacturing firm based in Runcorn, helped to transform a section of the park’s overgrowth near the Meeting Place into a habitable area for both the wildlife and the parks visitors. Dead Hedges The project for the Yokogawa employees was…Read More »
Manchester University Students help to Improve Pond Life
A group of volunteers from the University of Manchester braved the wind and rain last week to help improve the ecosystem of one of Trafford Ecology Park’s ponds, as part of the Natural Neighbourhoods project. Pond Management Left unmanaged, ponds will slowly dry out and lose their biodiversity benefits. However by carrying out simple maintenance,…Read More »