Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Flower Park, Prestwich
25.02.2025
The team at Prestwich Environmental Forum are interested to hear from anyone who would like to get involved with maintaining and volunteering within Prestwich Clough. If you would like to be more involved with the park, and become a member of the Friends of Prestwich Clough volunteer group, please contact them at [email protected]
20.02.2025
The work at Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Flower Park is coming to an end. We’ve had some lovely feedback from people when we visit, and the team were especially delighted to get the message below from a local resident. We hope that many, many, more people can now use and enjoy these much-loved green spaces. The project was possible thanks to funding from Bury Council and the amazing team at Veolia Environmental Trust – so a huge thank you to them! Veolia’s funding makes a huge difference to hundreds of communities every year, and we’re thrilled to have had their support for this project 💚🌳🌼
”I wanted to take a moment to commend you and Dave’s brilliant team for the fantastic work you’ve all been doing to improve the paths and walkways in Prestwich Clough.
The impact on the local community has been truly positive, and I’ve personally noticed a real difference. I regularly walk dogs in and around the Clough, and it’s been great to see more people enjoying the area.
Since the path improvements began, I’ve noticed a real increase in people using these green spaces—many of whom I’ve never seen before, despite spending hours a day in the area. It’s clear that the enhanced accessibility has encouraged more people to get outside, which is so important for mental well-being. Whether they realize it or not, your team’s work is actively helping people manage stress and improve their mental health by making these beautiful spaces more accessible. You’ve removed barriers that previously prevented some individuals from benefiting from nature, and that’s something truly worth celebrating.
I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation and remind you all just how important and meaningful your work is—not only to myself but to countless others in our local community.
At a time when financial constraints and budget cuts are affecting local councils and services, projects like yours may sometimes be viewed as costly or not a priority for investment. However, the true value of this work lies in its impact on local people—providing a safe, accessible space for recovery, stress relief, and overall well-being. The improvements you’ve made are not just about infrastructure; they are about enhancing lives, fostering community connections, and supporting mental health.
If that’s not a worthy investment, then I’m not sure what is!”
14.01.2025
The team have finished the tree works 🌳
Landscape contractors will come back to site in a week or two to make good the paths and tidy. After this, the planting of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers can start🌼
Thank you to everyone for their patience while work continues 🍃
06.01.2025
Work has already started to tackle the dead and diseased trees in Prestwich Clough, including many trees impacted by ash dieback. Take a look here to see the tree team in action 🎥: TreeWorks
Replanting will follow in March 🌳🍃
20.12.2024
The improvement works at Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Flower Park have been going brilliantly over the last few months. In that time, the team have completed footpath and access improvements, drainage works, replaced damaged and missing fencing, and installed more seating and signage.
In the coming months, several dead, diseased, dying and dangerous trees – some with ash die back – will also be removed which are adjacent to the main footpaths and desire lines for safety reasons. Visitors will also notice that the specialists will leave areas of dead wood standing where possible, create habitat piles, and replant a mixture of trees and native shrubs in the woodland and the glades affected by works carried out by United Utilities.
These tree work and the planting will start in early Jan 2025, and will be completed (weather permitting) by the end of March 2025 🌳
Just a reminder, that the project has been funded by both Bury Council and Veolia Environmental Trust – so a huge thank you to them!
11.12.2024
The contractors continue to make great progress at both Prestwich Clough, and St. Mary’s Flower Park. They’re hoping to get the tarmac surfacing done in the flower park before they finish for a Christmas break on 20th Dec 🎄🌼❄️
28.11.2024
Just to let you know that works are well underway to upgrade the paths in the Flower Park. The team are hoping they will be surfaced with new tarmac this week, and that improvements to the vehicular entrance from Bury New Road will be complete before Christmas ❄️
15.11.2024
The contractors continue to make great progress in Prestwich. The clough is coming along nicely, and they’ve moved onto St Marys Flower Park where they’ll be starting work on the paths and step improvements. Thanks to everyone for their patience while all this work takes place on site 👷♂️
01.11.2024
Quick update on progress…path resurfacing is underway, and shallow dished channels have been created along the edge of some of the walkways to collect and channel water away from the path surface in the future. New edgeboard will also help to contain run off material from the steep bankings.
You’ll also notice some new timber steps with a handrail have been installed to connect existing stone steps with the top path.
There’ll be some tarmac work going on this week, and more pathways to be tackled in November too 🌳
30.08.2024
Look out for the signs going up on site at Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Flower Park this week!
The sites will remain open while works to upgrade the footpaths, surfacing, and drainage takes place – so do take care when visiting.
The project, which also includes replacing damaged and missing fencing, carrying out tree works, and installing seating and signage. has been funded by Bury Council and the team at Veolia Environmental Trust.
Construction is expected to last around 8-12 weeks, weather permitting ☀️
20.08.2024
It’s been confirmed that contractors are expecting to start works to upgrade footpaths around the wider Clough area in September. The works are expected to last around 8-12 weeks, weather permitting. The site will remain open during this time, but please take care moving around. We’ll let you know once the teams are on site and works have begun.
18.06.2024
Great news…Contractors are hoping to be on site to start improvement works soon! This phase of works will focus on improving pathways and access along the main routes between St. Mary’s and the Clough. You’ll also see some woodland management work taking place, some planting work, and more bins installed too. We’ll update you again when works begin 🙂
05.10.2023
We’re still working hard to try and secure the funding needed to get the project started. Thanks to everyone for their patience – fundraising can be a long process, and it’s great to have your continued support. We hope to have more news for you all by the end of the year.
28.02.2023
Thank you to everyone who responded as part of the public consultation process. We’ve reviewed the feedback, and we now have an updated plan for the park which you can take a look at below.
The next step is to find funders and begin the application process. This is a long term project, and improvement work will take place over the next couple of years, but we’ll keep you updated as we go – so do keep checking back here for more news and information 🙂
16.09.2022
We’re delighted to be working alongside Bury Council on plans to improve the much-loved Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Flower Park sites in Prestwich.
The council have already been liaising with park users and local residents, and the masterplan below outlines some of the changes that could be made across the site. However, before the plan is finalised, Bury Council would like to find out what you think of the suggestions and give you the opportunity to share your own ideas too. You can do this by completing this very short survey: Prestwich Clough and St. Mary’s Feedback
The results of this survey will help determine what improvements are tackled first and help us put the others in priority order. Not all the work will take place at once – it will be carried out over several years dependent on successful fundraising.
If you could like to view a large image of the plan, you can do that here: Prestwich Clough and St Marys Masterplan for consultation
