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Putting the Moss in Moss Side
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Celebrating Moss Side’s natural
heritage.
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Sow the City is putting the
moss back into Moss Side!
This project explores the
forgotten mosslands of this
inner-city neighbourhood,
which is named after a
great moss that stretched
from Rusholme to Chorlton
and encompassed the
Moss Side ward.
Through exploration of city maps and archives,
and inspirational trips to beautiful Greater Manchester
wetland sites, we aim to empower residents to
become stewards of the natural environment.
Alongside the community we’ll create new blue spaces
– ponds, wetlands, raingardens, which improve air and
water quality, help to tackle climate change and provide
vibrant green spaces for people and wildlife.
This project aims to revitalise Moss Side’s natural
heritage by exploring local moss history, creating
small-scale moss gardens and wetlands, and fostering
community connection to the environment.
Get in touch if you live or work in Moss Side and want to
get involved.
Our project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage
Fund. The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest
funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by
National Lottery players they support projects that connect
people and communities to heritage. Their vision is for
heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone,
now and in the future. They believe in the power of
heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration,
and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Copyright Sow the City 2020
Sow the City is a CIC
registered in England
company no. 6872177
We are delighted to support the
moss side wetlands project which
will help us achieve our startegic
objectives of coming carbon
neutral and envourage local
communities to engage with green
spaces and climate change issues.
Philip Cooke
Libraries and Archives Lead
Manchester City Council
Contact us to find out more.
