It costs us on average £1600 a day for the park to operate at capacity, last year’s expenditure being over £580,000 to support community events, manage footpaths and the upkeep of the park. We have big plans for the coming year and would like as much support from our local community, so we can continue to deliver quality events; while maintaining our commitment to high value conservation & wildlife habitats, enabling access to health, well-being & nature for all.
The trust manages 42,810 meters of open water including 1 reservoir, 15 pond and 3 reed beds alongside over 5km of the river Lostock. Work including River bank restorations, invasive species removal, and the upkeep of 18 bridges across the park.
The park is 650 acres made up of 290 acres of woodland and 360 acres of grasslands. The above and below ground biomass of woodland on the park captures 22,678 tonnes of carbon per year. Including 50 veteran trees such as Beech, Oak, Cedar and Monkey Puzzle.
CVPT supported over 1,200 pupils from 43 schools across the local area during education visits, forestry schools and events in 2022; not to mention the 300,000 visitors we have a year.
Grasslands across the park sequests over 55 tonnes of carbon per year. But actively support a plethora of organisms including:
- Barn owls
- Great Crested Newts
- Yellowhammer
CVPT was formed in 1986, the park being transferred to the Trust in 1992. The park itself having a rich history with records dating back to the 13th century Manor of Cuerden. The name Cuerden dating back even earlier to around 70AD meaning “Dwellers by Rowan”. A poignant memory of this rich history still exists – the Cinder path being an original roman road on site.
The earliest surviving document relating to Cuerden Manor dates from 1199. These showed the lands were held by the Molineaux family and stewarded by the Banatsre – around the time of the Norman Conquest.
In the 13th century, the Manor of Cuerden passed to Roger Banastre when he was described as “lord of the village and waste land”.
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