The uplifting Rowlands Dell NHS health and wellness green transformation project in the centre of Maghull has just finished a display of hundreds of snowdrops, which are being overtaken by an amazing display of Crocus, 10,000 daffodils, hundreds of bluebells and countless white bluebells (which are in fact Three Cornered Leek due to the triangular stems, garlic smell and white Bluebell type flowers).

Massive Thanks for This Week’s Donations.

• £200 Cash Donation. The incredibly hard-working Maghull & Aughton Rotary who fundraise through challenging winter weather to bring enchanting Christmas cheer to the community whilst raising funds for worthy causes have kindly donated some of their precious funds to buy woodland plants at Rowlands Dell.
• £20 cash donation from Bernie and Marion for wildflower seeds at FOMD’s Parkbourn project.
• Sarah for donating two beautiful small Christmas trees (pictured).
• Nicola for donating Red Robin tree and a weeping willow (pictured).
• £54.97 cash donations from our donation tubs at Morrisons (£33.32), Essar (£16.26) and Hare & Hounds PH (£5.39). Many thanks to the kind customers at the really supportive businesses.

Please can you help by volunteering for one hour on Saturday (7.3.26) or support with cash or woodland plant donations….

Venue & Tasks.

We would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.00 hours on Saturday (7 .3.26), 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.
• Transplanting snowdrops.
• Creating a cairn from excavated rocks.
• Strimming and mowing grass.

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

Huge thanks to:

Colin, Jill, Frank, who last Wednesday (4.3.26)

• planted recently donated Red Robin and weeping willow (courtesy of Nicola) and kindly transported by Sarah – Saxon Tree Specialists, who also donated some beautiful pictured logs to line the pathway.
• Planted two beautiful small Christmas trees (courtesy of Sarah)
• Dug a hole in preparation for the long-awaited art installation be installed on Friday, entitled ‘All You Need Is Love’.

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/ oh 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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