People fear that a popular hillside patch of green land with "commanding views" and unique wildlife could be turned into new housing.
Those who live beside Grange Hill in West Kirby fear that up to "50" houses could be built on the hillside, damaging its unique ecology and ruining a "commanding view" of North Wales and the River Dee. The site has been earmarked by Wirral Council as a potential site for some of the thousands of houses they plan to build as part of their New Local Plan.
A petition started to ensure the protection of Grange Hill by the people who live there now has just under 1,500 signatures. It has also received support from the Friends of Grange Hill, a council-recognised volunteer group who maintain the site, conserving its natural species as well as the separate Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial situated at the top of the hill.
