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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

…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

Did you hear about the conversation with a Miner about the effects it had on the environment?It got rocky. Wow! First of all, let us

As the rain continues to batter us, we all soldier on and look ahead to better and sunnier days to come. Until that day comes

We’ve been busy little beavers down in Tawd Valley Park, so without further a do, let us take you on a journey of the mind

Its that time again. It’s time to tell you about all the great things that are happening within the Tawd Valley Park. So, grab your

You all know what time it is! Its time to discover about all the weekly goings on in Tawd Valley Park. Last Saturday saw our

There is so much to get through. So, lets cut to the chase and lets do this! Starting us off… On the 16th May our

And again, we have so much to update you on. It has been another impressive couple of weeks from everyone at FoTV, our volunteers and

Hold on for the ride. These updates are going to come thick and fast. Fasten your seatbelts… On the 14th April Team Tawd and the

The beginning of the brand new month of April saw a muddy morning’s work for the FoTV volunteers, as they constructed two dams out of

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.

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

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

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

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