WARRINGTON’S Paddington Meadows were the venue of a special event when more than 100 local people turned out to help celebrate and raise attention to the UK’s meadows, 97 per cent of which have been lost since the Second World War.
The sun shone, families turned out and children were entertained with treasure hunts, quizzes, bug hunts and a display of bats in the area by bat expert Harold Green of the Merseyside and West Lancashire Bat Group. A pipistrelle bat put in an appearance. The highlight for many was the flying of a drone above the meadows linked to a computer.
It attracted a local buzzard into the air fearing a rival, but it was soon satisfied that the drone was harmless and landed.
Interest in local history was satisfied with a photographic display from the New Cut Heritage and Ecology group while tours of the meadows led by rangers to see the oldest water meadow hedge in Cheshire were much appreciated.
Ecology group press officer Anne Price said: “This was the first public event we have organised on the meadows and it was marvellous to have so much public support. The group were pleased that the importance of these ancient meadows is being recognised both locally and now much further afield.”
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Warrington’s magnificent Paddington Meadows
6 Comments
Well done everyone 🙂
The whole place is covered in dog waste… hundreds of dogs are allowed to walk off the lead every day. Hedgerows full of dog poo bags tgat the owners simply throw in the hedgeline.
Yeuch !!! Why do some pathetic irresponsible lazy dog owners always think they have the right to let their dogs foul and not pick up (or to simply chuck their poop bags anywhere) and spoil an area for others not to mention the damage they are causing the environment and probably the wildlife too ……they should be ashamed of themselves GRRR !!! PS yes I do have a dog………
Thanks for showing my photograph of the dramatic clouds over the meadows
Fab photo Tony and those clouds look surreal. Nice one 😀
I’ve never been to Paddington Meadows and that sounded like it was a good event with ranger led walks too etc,
Is it open to the public to walk around at any time too ?