If you can spare just one hour the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) would love to see you on Sunday and Tuesday (4&6.6.23) between 930 and 1030 hrs, and daily onwards until we clear the weeds from a huge, beautiful border at our Woodend Community Woodland Project (Bobby’s Wood) on the junction of Liverpool Road South and Northway L31 7BG. There is no commitment, you can do as long or as little as you wish, but you will really help make a big difference.

It’s the first time this year we have been able to weed this area as we have been waiting for the thousands of daffodils and bluebells to die down, which has given the nettles, brambles, and ground elder a foothold, more than we would wish for even a woodland themed border and will give the hundreds of newly donated plants a chance to flourish!

Please bring secateurs, gloves, large and small garden forks, and confirm times at www.fomd.co.uk/events

Many thanks and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested.

FOMD

Parkbourn Project. A huge thank you to Tim (local resident) who helped FOMD for our one hour initiative (23.5.23), on the rear service road behind Parkbourn Square, Maghull (L31 1JD). We cut back the encroaching weeds from the neighbouring areas, and weeded the outer border. Tim also donated a small amount of wood chipping for the border and his wife (Emily) made us a rejuvenating brew! Thanks also to Ian (local resident) for denoting his cherry tree, which will need some TLC before planting later in the year

This was originally our first community project in 2018 which transformed an antisocial, fly tipping grot spot into a tranquil oasis. Currently, the bug hotel and teapot bird boxes are not in use but is one of the wooden bird boxes is now a home for an active beehive! The area surrounding the bug hotel is again starting to flourish with wildflowers with the addition of yellow rattle wildflowers which are a fantastic invasive plant against competing grass. We need to revisit here one more time to replace the dead grass on the bug hotel with recycled artificial grass, finish the weeding and spread the wood chippings.

Parkbourn Project Pictures Below (with Tim in yellow).

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