AN initiative aimed at helping wildlife to thrive is due to begin next week on the edge of Grimsby town centre.
Specialists in ecology and the natural environment will be deployed to conduct habitat survey in the Garth Lane area and along the River Freshney.
They will be examining the water conditions and assessing what clearance and planting work is required to protect the existing habitat and to encourage wildlife.
North East Lincolnshire Council’s ccology manager, Rachel Graham, already has pictorial evidence of the wildlife and plants that exist close to Garth Lane.
They include damselfly, Ramshorn snails, marsh marigold, water mint and forget-me-not.
Says she: “There is an abundance of plants, animals and birds that thrive along this stretch.
"Otters have even been spotted as they pass between different water bodies."
Water voles, kingfishers and wagtails have also been recorded.
An examination of the existing trees has already determined that a large and old willow tree needs to be removed and replaced.
The old tree has been confirmed as being the latter stages of its life and therefore its removal is deemed necessary.
However, it is hoped the wood from it can be recycled, and possibly included as part of the landscaping of the area.
Other native species will also be introduced.
The Garth Lane Waterfront Improvement Scheme is being revitalised as part of a £3.5million project supported by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and the Town Deal, funding which is dependent upon a start date for the work this spring.
This part of town is where Grim, the founder of Grimsby, is said to have landed, and there is also evidence of Anglo-Saxon settlements and shipbuilding in the area.
A recent archaeological dig unearthed a bronze pendant, likely to be a pierced coin from the medieval period.
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