Winter Snow Jan 2010

Pictures of Lion Salt Works in the snow, which has been here since 5th January. Awaiting the thaw so that we can plant the bluebells and daffodil bulbs donated to us by The Mersey Forest team.

Hedging and Trees in the Butterfly Garden

The first trees and hedging are being planted in the Butterfly Garden.

This project is funded by INEOS Enterprises through the UK Government's Landfill Communities Fund (previously known as the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme). The grant is administered by The Mersey Forest.
http://www.ineoschlor.com/socialresponsibility/landfill.shtml

40 hedging plants have been provide through The Mersey Forest from FOUNDATION a climate fund for the Northwest.

The main buddlea plants will be planted in the spring with the ground cover plants also favourites with butterflies and moths.

These shubs and taller trees will provide the architecture and colour in the winter.

WEEK 15 - Day 58 Views from the Garden

Most of the contractor's work today has been all about moving plant and machinery off site. This extended into the early evening dusk now that the hour has changed as we move from summer time to winter. We also made further preparations for the erection of our entrance gates. Meanwhile Sue, Isabel and Tim have been continuing the preparations for our Butterfly Garden, which helps us look forward to next spring when the main garden planting will take place - and we hope to be able to make a firm announcement about the timetable for the full restoration works.

The garden will feature buddlias in partnership with George Martin and Butterfly Conservation-Peaks and Plains.

The design is by Sue Beesley and Isabel Brooke with help from Tim

Links : - http://www.lodgelanenursery.co.uk/

The garden is funded through a Landfil Grant donated by ineos-Chlor and administered by the Mersey Forest.

WEEK15 - Day 57 Final Preparations

As our Enabling Works draw to and end we received fresh deliveries for our Butterfly Garden this morning. 15 tons of soil improver were tipped at the entrance to the emerging garden. Sue Beesley and Isobel Brooke will distribute this through the flower beds tomorrow and make preparations to spread the top surface gravel onto the paths.



More details on the garden in tomorrow's posting.



The racking in our timber store has been filled with timbers from the dismantled Stove House 5. It is also holding our new front gates over night as the post holes are prepared for the concrete supports.
The framework to attach the wrapping sheets are almost completed. The green material gives the interior an unusual, and artistic light.

WEEK 7 - Day 25 Loading Bay Roof Dismantling

Dismantling of the high Loading Bay roof was carried out today, whilst the scaffolding team erected the final tier of working floors inside Stove House 5.

There will be a short video posted here in the next few days showing this operation.

Concrete pads were prepared to take scaffold tower that wil support the salt pan when it is removed from the furnace. We jope to have a time lapse sequence showing this process, weater permitting.

Ground clearing was also completed around the perimeter of the site to enable access for the fencing team to erect the boundary fence.

A large section of the south west area, backing onto our neighbours' gardens is marked out as a 'butterfly' garden in partnership with Butterfly Conservation. This work helps us look forward to when the site ceases to be a building site, but is fully renovated and open for visitors. More on this in later entries. The exhibition was opened by volunteers during the Enabling Works - Monday to Thursday 1.30 to 4.30.

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