
Weekly Round-up
Last Saturday saw an astounding turn out of volunteers for our tree planting near to the community fruit orchard. Approximately 280 saplings supplied by The
Last Saturday saw an astounding turn out of volunteers for our tree planting near to the community fruit orchard. Approximately 280 saplings supplied by The
Starting back at the beginning of the month, Friends of Tawd Valley joined the entire Douglas Catchment Partnership at the quarterly steering group meeting at
Last Friday saw Team Tawd and Ranger Chris shift all the hay bales from Summer Street Wildflower Meadow, then they conducted a litter picking session.
Moving forward FoTV would like to share our committee meeting minutes. This will help you better understand and keep you up to speed with what
To start us off – Our very own Cornelius Jones joined Groundwork CLM and WLBC Park and Countryside Ranger Service in some riverfly kick sampling
The past week or so has been all about the brown trout. Last week, Mike (FoTV) and Samuel (Groundworks CLM) visited Year 2 and 3
The great work continues rolling into February, as this year shows no sign of slowing down. There is so much we have to report on
The work continues down in Tawd Valley Park. Earlier in the week, its was an afternoon of getting muddy and wet as we got our
Moving forward FoTV would like to share our committee meeting minutes. This will help you better understand and keep you up to speed with what
First up, Team Tawd and Ranger Chris walked through the valley for their first Friday session of 2023. They walked armed with pickers and bags
There has been a lot happening at Friends of Tawd Valley this week. Firstly, we had the fantastic Boxing Day walk that had an impressive
We at Friends of Tawd Valley hope you all had a wonderful Christmas period. As we fast approach the new year, we would love to
Early December highlights for FoTV and Tawd Valley Park First up, a big thank you to everyone who joined us at for our Festive Coffee
Please find below information about Skelmersdale’s u3a Christmas social event in December.
Recently, the Ribble Rivers Trust, WLBC Ranger Service and Groundworks NW visited the Tawd Valley Park to conduct electro-fishing along a stretch of the river
Plenty happening over the past week or so… First up, Team Tawd and the WLBC Ranger Service have begun work repairing the fishing pegs at
Please find below Skelmersdale’s u3a meeting dates and meeting topics going forward. Formed in 2011, Skelmersdale U3A encourages members to participate in leisure, social and
The rain stayed away on Saturday morning whilst our team of epic volunteers gathered behind the allotments on Ashurst to begin digging the long and
One year ago, FoTV was awarded the Wild Trout Trust’s – Trout in the Town Official Bronze Chapter Accreditation for the work achieved in improving
STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming – Park Pool, Ormskirk Would you like the opportunity to earn a STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming.
FoTV volunteers and West Lancs Ranger Service had a fantastic day on Saturday, continuing the work on the wetland scrape project by the Tawd Valley
This Sunday saw another excellent guided walk play out down in Tawd Valley Park. FoTV, WLBC Ranger Service and members of the community came together
FoTV were all systems go over the weekend. First up, we were at the Concourse Shopping Centre with our pop-up stall. We were very kindly
Earlier this week, FoTV were delighted to show the Rainbows and Brownies, along with their leader Heather, around the Tawd Valley Park. The groups started
On Saturday, FoTV travelled to Preston College to join other members of friends, rivers and conservation groups in attending the Ribble Rivers Trust’s (RRT) and
On Sunday the rain stayed away for our fantastic “Moth Breakfast” event. A group of between 15 – 20 members of the community attended the
Saturday morning saw the reopening of the FoTV volunteering days after closing for the summer break. The volunteers got stuck in with clearing the hay
Saturday saw the Tawd Valley Park host a Ribble Rivers Trust run pop-up event. The RRT, FoTV and the Lancashire Wildlife Trust all came together
It took the wrong root. Last Friday saw Team Tawd and WLBC Ranger Chris Horsfall clearing fallen trees from two pathways within Tawd Valley Park.
Last Thursday, FoTV had the great pleasure of being involved in Groundworks’ Love My Rivers project volunteer day down at Tawd Valley Park. The morning
The weekend saw FoTV join Groundworks and their Love My Rivers Project, Rivington Country Park Rangers, Environment Times and other members of the Douglas Catchment
We have been asked by many members of the public, what they should do when they witness pollution within the River Tawd. So, we have
Fantastic weekend at the Green Fayre. Thank you to everyone who came to say “Hello”. We loved seeing you all. We had the “Name the
Thursday saw Friends of Tawd Valley join Groundworks’ Love My River projects volunteer day. The group, led by the LMR project officer Samuel Gibson, met
Saturday brought another fantastic community day at Tawd Valley Park. A group of around 15 members of the community joined in for our “Riverfly Monitoring
After the recent pollution incident on the River Tawd, FoTV were keen to conduct a kick sampling session to determine the affects it had on
The rain held off for FoTV and volunteers on Saturday as they continued with the important work of Balsam Bashing down in Tawd Valley Park.
Another splendid event down in Tawd Valley Park this weekend. This event saw FoTV, the WLBC Ranger Service and members of the local community come