In 2019, the Woodend/Bobby’s Wood (junction of Liverpool Road, South and Northway) was an uninspiring space as a drab entrance to Maghull and unusable by most people and wildlife, and a potential magnet for even more housebuilding in Maghull.

In 2020, at the height of the pandemic restrictions the Friends of Maghull and District (FOMD) unbelievably raised more than £30,000, to make the area a safe, accessible, interesting and naturally beautiful area that has become a regular destination. We even surprised ourselves this week by looking at long forgotten Google pictures capturing what it looked like before we started!

Woodend was transformed by creating an ‘accessible’ 230m Cotswolds style path. A ‘safe’ 230m perimeter fence and wildlife friendly hedging. Created a new 50x4m border planted with countless plant donations. Planted and installed: trees, bulbs, benches, bins, noticeboard, rockery, children’s eco-education corner, coronation picnic area, and a community kindness art installation.

Check out the evolution in this link: https://www.fomd.co.uk/woodend-community-woodland-project/

Want To Help?

Maghull’s largest and most beautiful maturing community woodland themed border has been alive with pollinators but needs a little autumn help simply cutting back some of the shrubs to prevent them from growing into each other and even if you can’t help it is well worth a visit.

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 (18.9.24) at 09.30 hours, for one hour only and without any commitment.

 Equipment: If you can make it, you will need garden gloves, sturdy boots, loppers, secateurs, hedge cutters.

More information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background.

Many Thanks to Joan, Jill pictured and Colin and Frank not pictured. They continued with the maintenance this week (9.9.24) by:

• Weeding, pruning and hedge cutting the beautiful 50×4 m border
• Removing two more agricultural bags to the recycling centre.

All the Best,

FOMD

Together Making Maghull a better place to live.

More information and for any last-minute changes please check ‘Events’ at: www.fomd.co.uk

Contact: admin@fomd.co.uk

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