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18th Dec, 2009 to 31st Mar, 2010
New Ferry Butterfly Park, a valuable nature reserve, is threatened with closure. The Park is a community-run Cheshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve next to Bebington Station, Wirral. Cheshire Wildlife Trust have leased the site since 1993 but have now been told by the company that owns it to vacate the Park by the end of January 2010.
The Butterfly Park is one of the best butterfly sites in Cheshire, and also home to many other mini-beasts such as spiders, moths, bumble bees, grasshoppers, shield bugs, woodlice, snails and hoverflies. It is used for education and training, from infant schoolchildren up to post-graduate professionals, as well as quiet recreation and enjoyment of wildlife.
Hilary Ash, one of the Butterfly Park´s management team and Hon Conservation Officer, says 'There is simply no equivalent site in Wirral or Cheshire. Its ecology is unique, which is why Cheshire Wildlife Trust leased it in 1993. It is also in the urban area, with excellent public transport access, more than 2000 schoolchildren within walking distance, and in an area with little natural open space. It will be a huge loss to people and wildlife if it is destroyed.'
We are asking as many people as possible to SIGN OUR PETITION to help us save the Butterfly Park. Please go to:
http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.co.uk/news_new_ferry_threatened.htm
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