Manchester gets a brand new nature reserve filled with 'immense' wildlife

Manchester approves 11th Local Nature Reserve in UK's largest municipal cemetery

28 hectares of green space in Chorlton will see biodiversity and tree-planting prioritised.  The Southern Cemetery, which spans the districts of Chorlton-cum-Hardy and West Didsbury, is the second largest municipal burial ground in Europe and the biggest in the UK. As part of the local authority’s commitment to supporting nature, the oldest part of this parkland, which opened in 1879, will now becoming the city’s 11th designated Local Nature Res…

Manchester gets a brand new nature reserve filled with 'immense' wildlife

A corner of south Manchester with ‘immense’ wildlife has been declared a nature reserve. The post Manchester gets a brand new nature reserve filled with ‘immense’ wildlife appeared first on I Love Manchester.

Southern Cemetery named city's latest Local Nature Reserve

Southern Cemetery named city's latest Local Nature Reserve - Manchester's Southern Cemetery has been named the city's latest nature reserve.