Fourteen children turned up with parents for our Butterfly Craft Event, despite the forecast and made their way into the woods, spotting butterflies along the way. We showed the children the ways to identify a range of species using a ‘species identification sheet.’ They were so excited when they saw…
The Wildflower Walk Had a fantastic evening showing a group of 20 around our site and exploring the flora. Brilliant to see so much local enthusiasm for the wildlife and management of the site! It was especially lovely seeing how the top field has progressed after successful yellow rattle seeding…
A lovely walk through our beautiful Childwall Woods looking at the wonderful old trees that we call veterans. It didn’t take long to hear about Notable, Veteran and Ancient trees, and what makes them so important in the ecosystem of the woods today. There are 16 veteran trees in Childwall…
Sunday 3rd April 2022 The children set off from the main gate through the woods with their parents and were asked to spot any flowers along the way. Although some spring flowers had already disappeared, such as the snowdrop, they soon spotted an area full of bright yellow daffodils and…
The Childwall Lane side of the site is often forgotten and left to nature, however, on Sunday 6th March it got the TLC it deserved. It was the intention of Andrew, the event leader to plant some wild roses along the top of the wall to give Childwall Lane that…
From the meeting at Childwall Lane to the very last stake getting knocked in, it was a glorious day. The aim of the day was to plant an orchard, and Kevin (Earthworks Liverpool) explained how we were going to do that. Ian had sourced some apple, pear and plum…
The Hidden History of Childwall Woods and Fields Childwall Woods and Fields has a history of wealthy owners who initiated the beautiful woods and left behind hidden reminders of their story. On a calm Sunday in November ’21, a group of walkers went around the site looking for evidence of…
Silhouette Art Event – Sunday 3rd October 2021 It was a bright and sunny morning at the start of the Silhouette Art Event. Helen greeted all the children and soon settled them on to comfortable cushions, which she had kindly provided. Pam then led the children on a short walk…
The Veteran Trees of Childwall Woods. Sunday 5th September 2021 It was a perfect day to look at the wonderful veteran trees that we are so fortunate to have in Childwall Woods. Not quite ancient, veteran trees provide food and shelter for thousands of plants, animals, and fungi, including many…
Childwall is very fortunate in having many groups of volunteers that make it a most desirable place to live, but it isn’t very often that they all come together in one place to showcase what they do. July 22nd at the triangle was one of those rare occasions when Hope…