‘Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.’ Albert Einstein.

Please can you help – Following the successful big planting day (8.12.25) of 600 ferns,1200 daffodil bulbs, 85m path installation and recent planting of 50 pyracanthas at the national award-winning Rowlands Dell, we need your help to finish it off.

We are not only hoping to undertake weeding, hedge cutting, and woodland planting, but also we were kindly joined by local PCO Rafa, who along with her colleagues will be weeding out and talking to a couple of problem visitors.

Venue & Tasks.

We would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Sunday (8.2.26), 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.
• Digging approximately 40 holes for new national award-winning prize funded woodland plants.

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

Huge thanks to Joan, Jill (pictured) and Colin & Frank (not pictured) who on (28.1.26) brilliantly achieved the following in only one hour:

• Wheelbarrowed soil to backfill new path.
• Created a dead hedge to hide the new compost bin made from recycled pallets.
• Weeding new woodland.
• Cut back Ivy hedge.

Pictured: our amazing volunteers Joan & Jill with Rafa (PCO) in the newly planted and weeded wood area.

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. So far, with your 2025 help, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m and 35m path extension, and plant 612 ferns, 12 Amelanchier, 50 Pyracanthas. However, 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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