Let’s celebrate our planets most captivating and inspirational environmental hero by dedicating some time to nature. We are transforming many neglected spaces into nature havens throughout Maghull with old, current and new projects each week that can be found on our website’s ‘Events’ calendar only several days in advance. Next up is this Saturday, for one hour at Rowlands Dell with info below.

Weekly Nature Update. The beautiful nature displays continue at the UK Award Winning Rowlands Dell where the stunning countless daffodils, white bluebells (three-cornered leak) have now faded and are being replaced partly by cow parsley, butterfly loving nettles, and punctuated by bluebells, Camassia, begonias, alliums, rhododendrons and hydrangeas. Whilst over the last two weeks the deep green leaf canopy in the huge woodland trees is developing with a shimmering reflection at their base with over 600 luscious newly planted thriving ferns.

Please can you help by volunteering for one hour on Saturday (9.5.26) or support with cash or woodland plant donations….

Venue & Tasks.

We would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Saturday (9.5.26), 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 below with the main task focusing on some basic but crucial weeding around the newly planted 600 young ferns to help maximise their growth to provide self-sufficient ground covering woodland lushness for years to come.

• Weeding new woodland & fern areas (main task)
• Watering.
• Brushing path.
• Consolidating wildlife friendly twig piles.
• Installing donated bird box (courtesy of Christine (M))
• Empty bins.
• Deadheading raised beds in sunken garden.

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

Huge thanks to:

Joan, Linda, John (pictured), Colin, Frank  on Saturday (2.5.26) and Jill & Joan ( 6.5.26) on Wednesday (not pictured) who kindly achieved the following:

• Planting donated hydrangea and other woodland donated shrubs (courtesy of Nikki and Ian).
• Mowed and strimmed the grass near the rockery and Orchard.
• Planted donated conifer (pictured) with thanks to Maureen and Leo.
• Planted donated ferns (pictured) with thanks to Mike and Diane.
• Bins emptied
• Weeded 600 fern area (pictured) and removed one agricultural bag to recycling centre.

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, Essar 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, 12,000 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.

Grateful and Heartfelt Love and Best Wishes to Sir David.

Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD)

Together making Maghull a better place to live.

• Winner of the UK 2025 BBC One Show/RHS Growing Together Community Garden Award.
• Winner of the 2022 BBC Make a Difference Environmental Award.

More information at https://www.fomd.co.uk/

Contact: admin@fomd.co.uk

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