Wednesday saw FoTV along with other groups and organisations of the Douglas Catchment Partnership come together to receive their Riverfly Monitoring Training down in Tawd Valley Park. Mike Duddy of the Mersey Rivers Trust, who was the teacher for the day, started off at Skelmersdale Library with welcomes and introductions. He then proceeded with the … Read more
Last Sunday, The River Squadron visited Tigers Clough in Rivington, not only to get some more kick sampling practice in, but also to compare the results they recorded here with the results that they have obtained from past River Tawd kick sampling sessions. Tigers Clough is situated in the ancient Knollshaw Estate and is near … Read more
Spring is just around the corner and with its warm arrival brings increased activity in our wildlife. From hibernating mammals, insects and amphibians waking from their long slumber to the hustle and bustle overhead, as birds begin with their nest building frenzy. There is so much to see at this time of year and Skelmersdale, … Read more
Have you ever wondered where the River Tawd flows and meanders to after it disappears into the inky shadows of the Cobbs Clough Road Tunnel? If your answer is – Yes, then please continue to read below. The River Tawd looks to start its 8 mile journey near to Crawford village, rolling in and out … Read more
This weekend, a small group of the Douglas Catchment Partnership, codenamed “The River Squadron”, visited the Tawd Valley Park to get some more practice in the art of Riverfly Kick Sampling. We’ve really wanted to try kick sampling below the Cobbs Clough Road Weir on a number of occasions, to see if there was a … Read more
This week, Friends of Tawd Valley had the honour of showing off the Tawd Valley Park to some of our Douglas Catchment Partnership friends. We started off with a walk along the river, taking in sights and sounds that the valley had to offer. We trekked across the recently maintained (thank you to FoTV volunteers) … Read more
Neighbour to the Tawd Valley Park with its rolling grasslands, deep mixed woodlands and patchy wetlands is the stunning Beacon Country Park, which has everything a nature lover, rambler, cyclist and equestrian could wish for. Nestled between Skelmersdale and Wigan, the 260 acre park boasts a year on year Green Flag Award and rightly so. … Read more
There are 18 wooden wildlife badges on a number of bridges, fences and posts along the Tawd Valley Park. Can you find them all? We’ll give you a head start on the 1st one – First wooden bridge by the Skelmersdale Police Station. Good luck and most of all – HAVE FUN!!! 1. Acorn 2. … Read more
Jake Oseland is a project assistant on the Douglas Challenge Project and a member of Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside. Check out what he has been up to at the Tawd Valley Park earlier this month on his newly formed Love My Rivers blog page: 06/01/2022 Weirs and Geese (lovemyriver.blogspot.com)
Over the past few months Friends of Tawd Valley have been working with the Love My River Project Officer Samuel Gibson. Kick Sampling is the typical method that involves disturbing the material on the bed of a river or stream and collecting the freed organisms in a net. In an effort to improve the River … Read more
