A WILDLIFE garden in Farnworth has been given the finishing touches with a new £1,100 fence.

The "mini nature reserve on Doe Hey Park has had a fence erected around its borders by Bolton Council to define the area so the resident plants and wildlife will have the chance to grow undisturbed.

Carol Crawley, treasurer of Campbell Community Group, said: "The fence is the finishing touch to the wildlife garden and it really defines the area from the rest of the park.

"The fence has given us a little more space to develop the garden and a bark chipping path has been laid around the back so people can continue to walk their dogs around the garden and the public can enjoy the area.

"The council have done a wonderful job and the fence blends in nicely with the garden.

"We are looking forward to spring when the new plants will come into the bloom."

A spokesman for Bolton Council said: "The new fence highlights the area to be planted with native plants by local school children, and volunteers over the coming year.

"The works have been financed by Environmental Services Greenspace Management as part of ongoing improvements to local parks."

The wildlife garden was organised by Campbell Community Group earlier this year and has transformed an unused corner of Doe Hey Park into a sign-posted nature reserve that local schools can use for their education.

The group managed to secure £4,000 funding from the Bolton Percent for Arts scheme which is affiliated to Bolton Council.

The money was used to hire an artist to design two signs and pay for the plants and materials.