Meadow Sites FAQ's

These sites have been chosen due to being open spaces not designated as playing fields.

Skelmersdale has much more available land that can benefit from being used as a meadow.

Meadow areas will serve as a natural habitat for small mammals and insects such as bees and butterflies. Meadow areas will increase biodiversity and help reduce emissions. Meadow areas are also good for wellbeing.

Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support life on earth, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystem that we rely on to provide us with the air that we breathe and the food we eat.

The meadow area project is not designed as a cost cutting exercise and will involve some minor costs when cutting and removing the meadow.

In late September, all meadow areas will be cut by a tractor, the cuttings will be left for a short period to allow small mammals to leave the area and any seeds to naturally disperse. Then the cut meadow will be collected and removed. The meadow areas will receive another cut in October to ensure the best start for the following year.

The meadow areas are not part of the Tawd Valley Master Plan, any areas chosen for meadow areas will not impact any future plans that the Council have. All sites can be quickly adapted for different purposes.

On larger areas pathways will be cut into the meadows to allow residents to enjoy the meadows.

None of the sites are playing fields, the maps are general indicators of the sites and are not the exact size of the meadow areas. All areas chosen will be left with an area that children can access and enjoy.