Oh My Days..

Finally!

So we have been through a lot of phone calls, chasing about, emailing etc. and we now finally have the go ahead and luckily enough, picked up some useful contacts on the way..

Neil McMahon from The Conservation Volunteers (who will be helping out with demonstrations on tree planting)

Frank Jones from 20/20 (who I've worked with before, he will be able to help with where the trees are to be planted)

and Philip Hurst from Green space KMBC.

Dates for the tree planting have been put on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/friendsofthedell

They will be running throughout March and you can pick and choose which days you want to do.

I have applied for funding from the Alec Dickson Trust so hopefully we will have a bunch of brand new high-vis vests, new spades and rakes as well as travel expenses and dinner for everyone who takes part!

The Woodland trust have received our application for a wild wood tree pack of 106 trees and we are looking into registering Friends Of The Dell as a non-profit company or charity group. That will mean we can apply for Lottery Funding to enable us to construct the wood chip pathways and erect signs.

The woodland trust has also been in touch regarding the Sweet Chestnut and they will help apply for a TPO. They also said they will help to survey the woodland and take a look over the management plan.

I will be meeting up with Neil McMahon next week to let him have a look at the area and see what TCV can do to help out with the project. He has already stated that we may be able to get trees from TCV too.

We have been out and cleared the area of most rubbish although there is some still left on site. Knowsley Environmental Services have been informed and will hopefully come to collect the fly tipped items and litter once we have it all in one place.

4 of the many bags picked up!

Fallen trees cut up to create pathway

Started the clear out of fallen trees and making use of the timber. This is aimed to be finished by next week!

Site of proposed entrance

This is where we will have the entrance, we just pruned back a few branches and made it roughly accessible for now. The mound of spoil need digging into and some objects need to be taken away such as wire mesh, bricks and tires. 

Please be in touch with any ideas or plans that you may have. This is an open group for anyone!

FOTD