“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller

In last week’s one hour volunteer session we dug 18 holes in preparation for planting our award-winning prize funded woodland shrubs, that we are planting, alongside other tasks on Tuesday at 0930 hours at Rowlands’ Dell.

Please can you help – Following the successful crowdfunding throughout 2025 we have utilised your fantastic donations to plant 612 ferns,1200 daffodil bulbs, 50 pyracanthas, 12 Amelanchier  and installed in 85m path extension. Now we are preparing to plant the final 18 of 40 rhododendrons (with 9 bags of ericaceous compost) utilising the prize vouchers from our 2025 UK BBC and RHS ‘Growing Together Community Garden’ Winning Award. We would like to thank Andy and the team at Robbins Bridge Nursery for accepting our vouchers, providing a 10% discount, free delivery and for kindly exploring unwanted stock for future planting.

Venue & Tasks.

We would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Tuesday (17.2.26), 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.
• Planting 18 remaining national award-winning prize funded rhododendrons.

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

Huge thanks to Jess, Harry (on DoE), Linda, Jim, Joan, John (L), Diane, Sonia (pictured) and Colin, John (W) & Frank (not pictured) who on (14.2.26) cheerfully worked extraordinarily hard to dig out 18 very difficult holes, due to the compacted roots and rocks, for Tuesdays planting in only one hour!

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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