The Tawd Tabloid

We would like to start off this daily dose of updates with another MASSIVE thank you to Sue Kenyon for donating another two pairs of binoculars and three bird books to FoTV. The binoculars will help greatly with the events/sessions we have in Tawd Valley Park and the books will make a great addition to … Read more

Recent Wildlife Sightings – 05/11/2023

It’s been a busy week for wildlife down in the Tawd Valley Park. Firstly, an adult Dipper was seen this morning on the river – this is the first record of this species since June 12th, when a juvenile bird was seen in the north of the Valley near Cobbs Clough Road. A mega find!!! … Read more

Quarterly Wildlife Report – Autumn 2023

Written by FoTV youth committee member – Cornelius Jones It’s a busy time of year for wildlife. Migratory birds are coming from Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland, many mammals are preparing to hibernate, and others are gathering food to eat throughout the cold winter months. In the Tawd Valley Park, this is no different. Flocks of … Read more

So, What’s Been Happening Lately…?

They say that Friday the 13th of October is unlucky for some, but not for Team Tawd and the Ranger Service. The morning saw the continued strimming of some of the meadows down in the valley. The maintenance of the meadows within the park will help get them prepped for the winter and ready for … Read more

A Peregrine for a Knave

Written by FoTV committee member – Mike Flaherty “As he left Scott’s hand and flew deeper into the wooded valley, it then dawned on me, I’d remember this moment for the rest of my life”. This story begins with an out of the blue phone call on a mundane Tuesday afternoon on a warm August … Read more

The New Tawd Times

Unfortunately, due to a technical error, the Friends of Tawd Valley website has been down for the last few days, and we have fell behind with some of our updates. We’re sorry for the inconvenience. The tech support has been absolutely fantastic though and we can’t thank them enough for getting us back online so … Read more

Tawd Telegram

As Summer draws to a close and Autumn patiently waits just around the corner, we at Friends of Tawd Valley return from our summer break and quickly get back into the swing of things. We start the month of September off visiting West Lancashire College, as we joined them for their Fresher’s Week event. There … Read more

It’s That Time Again…!

…It’s time to tell you about all the goings on down in Tawd Valley Park. We have finally recovered from our lack of sleep after the valleys first ever official bio-blitz, which as you all know from our last blog went swimmingly. Let us start off with telling you all about the fantastic ranger service … Read more