Ainslie street park, Grimsby

Hopefully if the water is reasonably good quality it should support a good insect population especially odonta
local bats ( if any) and amphibians will also use the site, so a good wildlife habitat

It is certainly is a surprise encounter considering it's location. Habitat wise I agree, and think it could attract the odd special every now and then. 
As to the trees, well I think the continual flooding has basically drowned the mature established trees. I have seen similar trees in other areas where encroaching water and flood has decimated a stand of trees.
I hope the litter and dumping is dealt with, and I will definitely keep an eye on how it develops.

I nipped in for five minutes this morning and, despite the abundance of litter, was quite impressed. I saw the mallard and moorhen families plus a little egret, three housemartins and two lbb gulls, and I heard singing wren and blackcap.

It looks the sort of place that might briefly attract one of the sandpiper species or a rare heron/bittern.

 I wonder why so many trees have reached maturity, then died. I am pleased the council has not felled them (yet)

Today I visited the new wetland area of Ainslie street park in Grimsby. A couple of years ago, this area had flooded and unfortunately claimed the life of someone who drowned here. The area was always susceptable to flood, and I think the council despaired of what to do. So, I was quite surprised, and very pleased to see how they had managed the area. It is now a very nice looking wetland area, with reeds and overlooking trees and scrub. There is a cycle/footpath that runs through it, and you can wander between two areas/ponds on either side. I saw two moorhens, one with a chick and a mallard pair with four chicks. The most encouraging sight was seven house martins, constantly landing on a small mud island and taking a beak full for nesting purposes. As a youngster I attended Canon Ainslie school, and this is such a contrast to how it was then. Apparently, there are graves in the area which have prevented the council from developing/draining the area, so a wetland type habitat seems an easy option. There are also swathes of wildflowers thriving at the park and path entrance. I hope it isn’t subject to scally behaviour, and the council keep up some kind of maintenance plan. Well worth a quick look if you’re in the area.