Parrs Wood Environmental Centre
The Parrs Wood Rural Studies Centre (PWRSC) was created by Manchester City Council in 1947. School children from all over the city visited regularly to learn about gardening and wildlife.
In 1990 the responsibility for running the Centre was handed over to a new voluntary group, Friends of PWRSC.
The project closed in 1998 to make way for the rebuilding of the area. Since 2004 the Friends have been rescuing the gardens from the brambles and weeds which thrived in those six years.
The Friends are now working towards a new programme of courses, practice and events, aiming to carry on in the 21st Century the tradition of environmental education for which the site is renowned.
The programme will include:
The Centre is to be found behind Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre at theTravelodge end. Here is a map of the area, showing how to find us by foot or car.
If you are interested in volunteering please get in contact and arrange a working visit.
In 1990 the responsibility for running the Centre was handed over to a new voluntary group, Friends of PWRSC.
The project closed in 1998 to make way for the rebuilding of the area. Since 2004 the Friends have been rescuing the gardens from the brambles and weeds which thrived in those six years.
The Friends are now working towards a new programme of courses, practice and events, aiming to carry on in the 21st Century the tradition of environmental education for which the site is renowned.
The programme will include:
- Gardening: basic skills and more specialised levels
- Environmental awareness and education
- Watching wildlife
- Sustainability
- Open days
- Talks
The Centre is to be found behind Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre at theTravelodge end. Here is a map of the area, showing how to find us by foot or car.
If you are interested in volunteering please get in contact and arrange a working visit.