Name: Maghull – Future Generations Will Ask Not What We Said but What We Did.
Start: 2026-05-02T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-02T10:30:00+01:00
Location: The Dell L31 2HF

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Maghull – Future Generations Will Ask Not What We Said but What We Did.

2 May @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

| Free

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 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 (2.5.26) 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 (2.5.26), 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 weeding around the newly planted young 600 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.
Planting donated (courtesy of Nikki and Ian) hydrangea and other woodland donated shrubs.
Brushing path.
Consolidating wildlife friendly twig piles.
Installing donated bird box (courtesy of Christine (M))
Mow and strim grass near rockery and Orchard.
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 (pictured), Colin, Frank, John (not pictured) on Saturday and Jill & Joan (pictured) on Wednesday who kindly achieved the following:

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.
Cash Donation thanks to Christine (R).

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.

All the Best,

Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD)

Together making Maghull a better place to live.