“Creating sustainable environments is important to us and something that children need to be involved in and educated on,” she added.
The pupil-led eco-garden, located behind the school’s Balmoral Road buildings, has been designed for nature, wellbeing, outdoor and ecological learning, a school spokesperson said.
The idea stemmed from a pupil forum held by WEM “to canvass a child’s-eye view of life in the West End”, with pupils requesting “somewhere green that felt like it belonged to them”.
A memorial bench among herbs and strawberry planters will also be in place to remember school governor June Ashworth.
It will also include growing areas and polytunnels, bug hotels and bird feeders, water collection for planting, outdoor seating, and a large activity table.
Morecambe mayor Margaret Pattison attended the launch of the project, alongside the school head, parents and pupils and community partners.
Joe Robinson from WEM said: “Children’s voices are often forgotten in public consultations, and the scope and imagination of this project shows just how important and inspiring they can be.”
The garden is due to be constructed by the end of March, followed by spring planting and landscaping, with a formal opening around April.
Hickson said with the Eden Project Morecambe imminent, there were many links with the project and the school wanted to be as involved as possible in all things sustainable.
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