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 invited to be a part of the “Made in WN8” Pride of Skelmersdale event. The event was set up to help local organisations showcase what they have achieved and what … Read more
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 at the Tawd Valley allotment gates and walked through to the Orchard where they stopped at the community tables and raised beds. Things growing in the bed were identified and … Read more
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 Freshwater Biological Association’s (FBA) Priority Habitats training day. The day started with introductions and then went into the theory section of the course. The class went through everything required in … Read more
On Sunday the rain stayed away for our fantastic “Moth Breakfast” event. A group of between 15 – 20 members of the community attended the FoTV classroom to listen to Ranger Chris give a fascinating talk and to show us the moths that can be found in the local area. Everyone gathered around to see … Read more
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 from the community fruit orchard. When this challenge was completed, they moved on to finishing off the weeding of the rain garden, that was started by Team Tawd and Ranger … Read more
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 to set up stalls and promote to the community the fantastic work being achieved and to celebrate the wildlife within the Douglas Catchment area. We hope everyone who came enjoyed … Read more
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. Chris donned his safety gear and got to work with his trusty chainsaw, cutting through the trees that were blocking public access through the Tawd Valley Park. As the trunks … Read more
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 started with a site visit and inspection of Cobb’s Clough Weir. Here the group witnessed and confirmed reports of fish waiting down-stream of the weir, unable to pass on up … Read more
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 Partnership for some Kick Sampling near to the River Douglas source at Lower Rivington Reservoir, Bolton. The group split into two teams and kick sampled a number of locations along … Read more
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 designed these little info plaques and fixed them along some of the main bridges that cross the river. On these plaques you will see the Environment Agency’s hotline telephone number … Read more
