“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth” – Mohammed Ali

Please can you help by volunteering for one hour on Saturday (28.2.26) or cash or woodland plant donations….

Venue & Tasks.

We would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Saturday (28.2.26), at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH, L31 2HF), to make a fantastic difference to our environment.

Several tasks to choose from:

• Creating a dead hedge to hide the new compost bin made from recycled pallets.
• Weeding new woodland.
• Cutting back Ivy hedge (Main focus).
• Planting recently donated plants.

Equipment needed: sturdy boots, garden gloves, garden/hand fork, kneeling pad, spade, loppers.

Huge thanks to:

• Colin, Joan, Dave, and Frank who were like a well-oiled machine to remarkably plant the final 18 of 38 award-winning prize funded woodland rhododendrons (17.2.26).
• Harry (on DoE) and Linda who cut up 20 large bamboo canes for FOMD’s Parkbourn wildflower garden bug hotel (21.2.26).
• Joan, Jill, Lynn, Colin, Frank who replaced 23 damaged hedge trees, 12 of 72 underplanted trees and also weeded, strimmed, mowed around the underplanted trees, replaced fallen bird box, transplanted two fruit trees and staked a large leaning Atlantic Cedar, weeded rockery around the community kindness art installation at the Woodend Community Woodland Project (Bobby’s wood).

Many Thanks for the Fantastic Community Donated Plants:

• Nordman tree and slate chippings donated by Lorraine (15.2.26) and an extra thank you to Paul for spotting this for FOMD on Facebook.
• Boxwood donated by Ken and Julie (22.2.26)
• Red Hot Pokers, Anemones and Rudbeckia donated by Neil (22.2.26)
• Two Small Christmas Trees, donated by Sarah (25.2.26)

If You Would like to Help in the Future?

Volunteer sessions (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details.

Crowdfunding Campaign. We are hoping to raise further funds in 2026 for steps handrails, eco-educational signage and mass planting for two of the four planned nature zones. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH, Morrisons, Esso Petrol Station.

Rowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M

Background and Exciting Developments at Rowlands Dell.

This beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris (2024).

In Stage II (November 2024), with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path, viewing/picnic area, sunken garden, bins, 10,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points, bug and bird boxes, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well.

We now need your help throughout 2026 for funding and planting to complete a beautiful restorative legacy haven.

All the Best,

Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD)

Together making Maghull a better place to live.

More information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background.

Contact: admin@fomd.co.uk

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