Maghull’s Pimbley Playing Field area transformation continues….
Earlier in the year the Friends of Maghull and District (FOMD) cleared a small, neglected triangle that forms the entrance to Bridge Road/Pimbley Playing Field from the picturesque canal towpath near the busy Drapers pedestrian Bridge (pictured). Over the last couple of weeks, we have now planted several hundred leftover blackthorn tree whips, 50,000 wildflower seeds, and cleared the access path of weeds. The area has a variety of challenges to grow anything, so we are hoping that it will gradually become an attractive rewilding area rather than a formal planted area.
Stunningly, in recent weeks the Maghull Town Council maintenance team have repainted the depressingly rusting metal access gates and fencing, installed a new forth bin, created a new gate barrier, and have begun renovating the adult/children’s changing facility which most people thought would most likely be condemned but it is amazingly receiving a new lease of life, inside and outside.
Over the last 18 months FOMD has organised:
Two large fenced in tree copses (600 trees) sheltering the area’s alongside the canal embankment and the ugly galvanised steel railway embankment fencing.
Planting of a huge 186m new mixed wildlife friendly hedge along the third side bordering Field Way Road using 930 tree.
Further under-planted and rewilded the original canal embankment with 900 tree whips.
All the 2,500 Pimbley trees were registered on the Queen’s Green Canopy map and have received virtual plaques in recognition and are part of the 15,000 FOMD have planted over the last 18 months in Maghull, with the incredible support of so many parts of our community.
Apart from the brilliant work from MTC in keeping the football pitches looking in a pristine condition, this area of Maghull has received very little green investment since its creation 60 years ago, so it is with considerable gratitude that we would like to convey our thanks to everyone in our community who have pulled together to help FOMD make these gradual improvements. We have a few more plans in the pipeline and have secured funding for approximately 15 four metre standard blossom trees to be planted around the field perimeter in October onwards.
Please help: FOMD is only a very small group of volunteers who organise the larger community to improve our environment, one of the helpful ways we could communicate and draw support was through the Champion newspaper which has sadly closed.
Consequently, if you would like to send your contact details to our email address (admin@fomd.co.uk), we will be able to contact you to see if you can spare any time at your leisure when a project comes up.
Many thanks and best wishes,
FOMD