Britain’s Biggest Urban Farm and Eco-Park Opens on Former Industrial Site in Oldham
Northern Roots transforms 65 hectares of former mills, mines and a landfill tip in Greater Manchester into a space combining farming, art and nature aimed at improving public health and wellbeing.
A former industrial site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, has been transformed into what is described as Britain’s biggest urban farm and eco-park, according to the Guardian.
The 65-hectare (160-acre) site, known as Northern Roots, once housed two cotton mills, two coalmines and an industrial railway, the Guardian reported. About 24 hectares of the land later became a tip, with much of the area left to nature over time.
The project has repurposed the land into a space combining urban farming, art and natural habitats, according to the source. Organisers say the initiative is intended to boost people’s health and wellbeing.
Standing in the open green space today, the Guardian noted, it is difficult to imagine the site’s former industrial and waste-tip past.
Further details on funding, timeline and specific facilities at Northern Roots were not included in the available source material.
Sources
- From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester — The Guardian — Business
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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