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Contact us

Contact The Mersey Forest Team and get directions to our offices:

	The Mersey Forest Offices Risley Moss Ordnance Avenue Birchwood Warrington WA3 6QX View on Google Maps
	mail@merseyforest.org.uk
	Look up staff by name: Find a member of our team Paul Nolan Director paul.nolan@merseyforest.org.uk Sophie Bray Senior Woodland Advisor sophie.bray@merseyforest.org.uk MacKenzie Russell GIS Coordinator mackenzie.russell@merseyforest.org.uk Dave Armson Community Forester dave.armson@merseyforest.org.uk Susannah Gill Green Infrastructure Engineer susannah.gill@merseyforest.org.uk Ben Greenaway Green Streets Coordinator ben.greenaway@merseyforest.org.uk Rob Dyer Natural Flood Management Advisor rob.dyer@merseyforest.org.uk Clare Olver Programmes Manager clare.olver@merseyforest.org.uk Gareth Howatson Natural Health Service Coordinator gareth.howatson@merseyforest.org.uk Dave McAleavy Bold Forest Park Project Manager dave.mcaleavy@merseyforest.org.uk Louisa Rogers Accountant louisa.rogers@merseyforest.org.uk Carl Smethurst Community Development Manager carl.smethurst@merseyforest.org.uk Lauren Taylor Woodland Advisor Assistant lauren.taylor@merseyforest.org.uk Stephanie Anderson Communication Lead steph.anderson@merseyforest.org.uk
	Contact our team about: Press/media and branding Stephanie Anderson steph.anderson@merseyforest.org.uk Or visit: Our logo Visual identity guidelines Press releases   Advice and grants for landowners Sophie Bray sophie.bray@merseyforest.org.uk Or visit our landowners page   Community tree planting Carl Smethurst carl.smethurst@merseyforest.org.uk Or visit our support for communities page   Friends of the Woodlands groups Carl Smethurst carl.smethurst@merseyforest.org.uk Or visit our Friends of the Woods page   Green infrastructure, planning & policy Susannah Gill susannah.gill@merseyforest.org.uk School grounds and Forest School Dave Armson dave.armson@merseyforest.org.uk Or visit our support for communities page   Health and well-being Gareth Howatson gareth.howatson@merseyforest.org.uk Water Management Rob Dyer rob.dyer@merseyforest.org.uk Website issues MacKenzie Russell mackenzie.russell@merseyforest.org.uk

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We are 1.6 miles from Birchwood train station.


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