ALOT!! The club has award winning projects to improve biodiversity and tree cover, to mitigate climate change through active travel to matches, using public transport wherever possible. This approach proves that one can have a deep love for the game of cricket while also being a conscientious steward of the planet.
The club has implemented sustainable practices, including retaining rainwater to reduce flooding, allowing natural ground covers, and reducing mowing and fuel usage.
These actions have led to improved soil health, reduced erosion, and decreased reliance on pesticides.
The Club is also a proud member of the Clean Air Hub, part of Lets Talk Clean Air
We’re conscious of the fact that our green spaces in the city are precious. We have a large area of our own. The cricket ground was founded 100 years ago, and has mature trees and some wild areas on the boundary edge and slightly beyond. We decided to try and make these areas a feature of the club and enhance those areas which were already wild.
There has been strategic planting of a variety of fruit trees such as apples, pears, and plums. This is in in harmony with the wild fruit-bearing blackberries, elderberries, and crab apples that grow naturally around the edges. By forgoing the use of pesticides and herbicides on the playing surface, natural grasses are thriving, and the surrounding wild areas attract and sustain a diverse array of butterflies, bees, insects, and small mammals.
Whalley Range Climate and Environment Action
c/o Whalley Range Community Forum JNR8 Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, Manchester M16 0BG