On Friday (28.6.24), a large group of brilliant HMRC volunteers spent another three hours with the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers, to extend the astounding debris removal from the West polluted section of Rowlands Dell. Their ‘return’ represented a taxing but immensely satisfying ‘relief’ from their normal ‘taxing returns’, for which we as […]

On Saturday 13th we will be running a wildlife recording Bioblitz on the nature reserve with Mersey Rivers Trust and our local records centre, Merseyside Biobank. A Bioblitz is when you try and record as much wildlife as possible in 24 hours. It will be a great opportunity to have a go at citizen science and […]

On Sunday (7.7.24), a few Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers braved the torrential rain, to spread a mountain of donated woodchip (courtesy of Paul Richards - local community orientated tree surgeon). Unbelievably, the work was completed in one hour and will temporarily suppress the weeds and improve the bio hydrating humus following their […]

Organised by: The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside and supported by the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD). On Sunday 14th we will then be running a Stone Age Crafts day in partnership with University of Chester's Archaeology Department. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about life in the Stone Age and […]

Sorry for the short notice, but we noticed that the weather was half decent tomorrow and wondered if anyone could spare one hour tomorrow morning at 930 hours behind Parkbourn Square at our first project. It’s become a little overgrown since we focused on the trees and Woodend most of this year. If you can […]

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 (13.7.24), old and new Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers continued with the green restoration work at Rowlands Dell. Remarkably, the following work was undertaken: North Slope: the whole area was cut with a lawnmower following regrowth to enable continued access to the underlying polluting debris and litter. 16 bin bags of […]

The Friends of Maghull & District's (FOMD) first of many community environmental transformations started at Parkbourn in Maghull in 2018, which we recently highlighted on Google maps receiving over 1000 hits over two months. The area was transformed from an antisocial grot spot to a much-visited oasis, but it does need some overdue weeding and […]

Thursday 25 July 2024 10:00am - 12:30pm Lunt Meadows, Thornton, Liverpool, Merseyside Blow away the cobwebs with a guided walk around our reserve focusing on the folklore and medicinal properties of some of our common plants. Bookings Only through the link below: Wellbeing workshop: foraging and folklore of plants | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and […]

On Saturday (20.7.24), the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers continued with the green restoration work at Rowlands Dell. Thank You to the amazing volunteers for undertaking the following work made more challenging by the humidity: North Slope: the whole area was cut with a lawnmower following regrowth to enable continued access to the […]

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 […]