This 2008 transformed grot spot, currently in need of some annual TLC, is not the hanging Gardens of Babylon but home for the ‘hanging teapots of Maghull’ amongst many other attributes! The 21 funky teapots hanging from a fence are used as bug houses and bird boxes! The Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) first […]
Our Six Weekly FOMD Meeting is Taking place at Maghull Town Hall Council Chambers between 09:30 hours and 11:30 hours. All members welcome with agenda and minutes to be circulated soon. Main focus: updates on new and ongoing projects, plus increasing volunteers/volunteering and potential change from CIC to CIO.
On Saturday (3.8.24), the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers continued with the green restoration work at Rowlands Dell. We will be joined by our good friends Mersey Forest who are celebrating the planting of 185,924 trees in Cheshire and Merseyside in the last planting season (October – March), and will be planting some […]
The Friends of Maghull & District's (FOMD) next one hour for Maghull, will be focusing on a small amount of weeding on our Stafford Morton Way Eco-Educational Wildflower Project, meeting near Rainbow the Rhinoceros on Wednesday (7.8.24) at 0930 hours. Equipment: If you can make it, you will need garden gloves, sturdy boots, large and small […]
Next Up – Can you spare one hour, without any commitment, on Saturday (10.8.24) meeting at 10.00 in the Dell (adjacent to the Hare & Hounds Pub). This beautiful haven for wildlife has been treated as an open tip for decades, where every inch is revealing a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. We hope to […]
Fantastic Nature Events on Maghull’s Doorstep at Lunt Meadows: supported by the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD). All Bookings: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events Dragonflies and Damselflies Identification Walk. Saturday 10 August 2024 Time 10:30am - 3:00pm Discover the different species of Dragonflies and Damselflies found in North Merseyside and how to identify them. Event details Meeting point […]
Fantastic August Nature Events on Maghull’s Doorstep at Lunt Meadows: supported by the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD). Stone Age Art Workshop. Date Tuesday 13 August 2024. Time 1:00pm - 2:30pm All Bookings https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events Event details Meeting point: Car Park Date: Tuesday 13 August 2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Price £7.50 About the event […]
The Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) next one hour for Maghull, will be focusing on a small amount of weeding and pruning on our Woodend Community Woodland Project, meeting at Woodend/Bobby’s Wood next to Bumbles Nursery on Wednesday (14.8.24) at 0930 hours, for one hour only and without any commitment. This maturing community Woodland […]
Huge thanks once again to Paul Richards (local community award-winning tree surgeon) who kindly supplied another load of woodchip (7.8.24) and to some our Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers who got drenched on Saturday spreading the woodchip, watering plants in our holding area, and removing weeds in the south slope of our huge […]
Fantastic August Nature Events on Maghull’s Doorstep at Lunt Meadows: supported by the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD). Guided Walk Around the Reserve. Date Monday 19 August 2024. Time 1:00pm – 2:30pm All Bookings https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events About the event Join us for a guided walk around the reserve. We will be taking in the sights […]
The Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) next one hour for Maghull, will be focusing on a small amount of weeding and pruning on our Woodend Community Woodland Project, meeting at Woodend/Bobby’s Wood next to Bumbles Nursery on Wednesday (21.8.24) at 0930 hours, for one hour only and without any commitment. This maturing community Woodland […]
Thank you to Sarah Pollard (local Saxon Tree Services) who kindly supplied a load of woodchip (13.8.24) and is a regular volunteer and our other amazing Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers who spread the woodchip during the week (14.8.24 at 07.30hrs!). Whilst last Saturday they made some wonderful progress removing ground ivy to […]
Today's (28.8.24) 0930 hours one hour session at Woodend has been postponed until tomorrow afternoon due to today's bad weather. Sorry for any inconvenience and hope to see you soon
The Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) next one hour for Maghull, will be focusing on a small amount of weeding and pruning on our Woodend Community Woodland Project, meeting at Woodend/Bobby’s Wood next to Bumbles Nursery on Thursday (29.8.24) at 13.00 hours, for one hour only and without any commitment. This maturing community Woodland […]
We were delighted and privileged to receive a visit (13.6.24) from Don Billington, who has won 14 consecutive gold medals at the RHS Chelsea flower show and many other distinguished awards elsewhere but has now received his highest accolade by becoming an RHS Judge this year. Don is one of the friendliest, good-humoured, down-to-earth people […]