One Hour Volunteer Opportunities below.

We have regular welcoming multi-award-winning one-hour sessions you can just drop into any time without any commitment. No special skills needed just a healthy dose of enthusiasm!

 Venue & Tasks.

The Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) need volunteers to meet at Rowlands Dell (adjacent to the Hare & Hounds Pub) for one hour on Saturday (15.11.25) at 09.30 hours, to undertake the following: 

• Mainly Weeding and lopping tree and suckers, in preparation for fund raised mass fern zone planting (600), 1200 bulbs and new 50m extension pathway.
• Plant fruit trees.
• Trim car park hedge and ivy perimeter.
• Maintain newly planted trees by removing any competitive weeds.
• Empty bins.
• Modify newly cemented wooden posts to accommodate A4 sized lectern style boards for future signage.
• Remove Halloween installation and start installing Christmas installations.

Equipment needed: sturdy boots, garden gloves, hand or garden fork, spade, loppers.

Thank You.

We met on Saturday (8.11.25) at the Rowlands Dell green restoration project and again remarkably achieved the following:

• Raked leaves to access the removal of competitive weeds in future planting areas. Leaves to be used as a mulch after planting (John, Diane, Joan, Nikki, Ian and Frank)
• Emptied bins (Frank 12.11.25).
• Planted two large potted donated rhododendrons and one hydrangea courtesy of local residents Bill and son Bill, arranged by Helen. With huge thanks (transported and planted by Frank 12.11.25).
• Purchased and planted 12 Amelanchier trees along pathways (Frank 13.11.25).
• Spot Sprayed weeds prior to planting (Frank 13.11.25).
• Extra weeding (Jill 13.11.25)
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Pictured: for the 8.11.25 session, a big Thank You to Nikki, Ian, Diane, John, Joan and not pictured Frank.

If You Would like to Help?

Volunteer sessions this week (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. So far, with your help, we have raised enough money for one 50m path extension (£7,600) which will commence in November but we are hoping to raise another £7000 for another crucial 35m connecting path and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs. 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 to 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.

In Stage II (completed in November), 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 are now engaging in stage three to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting and need your help.

Best Wishes,

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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Weeding being undertaken in the area below in preparation for the planting of 50×4 m of ferns and a 50 m path extension

A 35 m long stepped path will be created this month on the left of this picture, to provide access between the archway and the upper wishing well.