NORTHWOOD FOREST HILLS - URBAN FOREST OF THE YEAR 2013

That this House congratulates Knowsley's achievement in securing the Best Urban Forestry award at the Excellence in Forestry Awards 2013; notes that the Best Urban Forestry award provides external recognition for the significant improvements to green spaces in Northwood; further notes the qualitative improvements made, the strong and effective partnership between the Council and The Mersey Forest and the fantastic efforts of local residents and volunteers; further notes the transformation of Forest Hills from an overgrown and little-used green space on the edge of Northwood to a delightful wooded green space with a mosaic of water, wetland features, grasslands and wildflower meadows; and praises the excellent involvement of the local community and their local ownership of the new woodland.