‘Tree-mendous’ Support for Maghull.

We would like to thank Cllr Dr Mike Desmond (pictured), colleagues and Green Sefton for their support and for working immensely hard to provide ten large standard trees, comprising of (1) five fruit trees completing the picnic/viewing/community orchard area and (2) five red birch trees completing the sunken garden area at your national award-winning Rowlands Dell NHS Health and Wellness Green Transformation Project.

The magnificent trees will make an instant impact for the whole community and were planted yesterday (1.4.26) by Sefton Council’s subcontractors Arbor Force, close to the Westway Medical Centre and will provide a striking feature looking across from the shopping centre.

The planting is in close proximity to the medical centre and main shopping centre where new seating has been provided, for NHS staff and patients and the wider community in Maghull’s largest footfall area. They will provide countless legacy benefits for the health and wellness of the community and nature eg Environmentally the Trees will improve air quality, reduce carbon dioxide, provide shade, health, wellness and support biodiversity etc.

With immense gratitude on behalf of our community,

Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD)

Rowlands Dell Project Information.

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/ oh 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.