Events that were free for the public to engage with.
You never know what you’ll see in Childwall Woods when the sun goes down, and Tuesday, 11th August, was no exception. On the edge of the woods but still in a woody location away from the light, Matt, our ecologist, set up his moth trap. Attracted by the blue…
On Sunday, May 17th, a group of tree enthusiasts wandered from one end of the woods to the other. Staring at and poking 10 of our biggest and oldest veterans. The champion tree, a rare Variegated Oak (Quercus Robur Variegata), was looking brilliant in its spring variegated leaves, surrounded by…
Cities around the world collaborate to share observations of nature in the 2026 City Nature Challenge, which took place on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th of April. A group of interested observers followed Matt Jones, our ecologist and trustee, as he found many interesting species, ready to add them…
Fifteen keen birders joined trustees Andrew, David and Paul for an early morning bird walk at CWF on Sunday morning. The weather was perfect: dry and sunny with little wind giving us perfect conditions to see and hear a wonderful variety of spring birds. …
Monday, 6th October 2025 It was a good turnout for the guided fungi walk in the woods with Matt, one of FCWF ecologists, and Bren. There are many different species of fungi in Childwall Woods, and Matt was there to tell us about many of them as they appeared…
Sunday morning continued the clear, bright, sunny (and cold!) days we have enjoyed recently and 16 birdwatchers joined Andy, David and Paul for our first early morning Bird Walk of 2025. As we collected at the Childwall Lane entrance it was clear that the Merlin app is increasingly being used…
The guided walk to explore the history of this beautiful site is always a popular event, and on an autumnal Sunday in October, 17 people turned up to join David, Andrew and Bren, the history team. The weather was kind and it stayed dry for David to guide us on…
22 people gathered for a lovely Monday afternoon stroll in Childwall Woods, searching for fungi, and there was a lot to find. Matt found these White saddle mushrooms, Helvella crispa. Their cap is very folded and their stem quite grooved or holey. They like to be under one…
Held slightly earlier in the month than previous years, our autumn night walk was besieged by an almost incessant downpour. With John McCombs (FCWF Chair) leading the event, twelve intrepid explorers joined three of the Friend’s trustees to see which brave creatures would venture out. The common and soprano pipistrelle…
On Tuesday evening 6 August our ecologists, Matt Jones and David Holland, set up a moth trap on the top field to survey some of the beautiful moths that live in the nature reserve. In total a dozen people. adults and a child, attended. Andrew Weighill describes a ‘magical’ evening:…