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Free event Twinnies Bridge
Join us at The Carrs park in Wilmslow to learn new practical conservation skills and help us restore an area of eroded riverbank!
We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at The Carrs Park, Wilmslow to reinforce and repair the banks of the River Bollin. Learn new skills and enjoy some time outdoors at a wonderful local park.
This work party will run from 10am-3pm and we will be meeting in the Twinnies Bridge car park off Styal Road.
For this working party you will need wellies (preferrable steel toe caps, let us know on the order form if you would like to borrow some) or waders. Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing. Long trousers and sleeves are recommended!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the day!
To register for this event please sign up via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/630448858507
If you have any questions, email Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Court Hey Park
Join us at Court Hey Park, Huyton to take part in the #CityNatureChallenge for Liverpool City Region 
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Free event Mottram Bridge
Join us on a litter pick with the Mottram St Andrews Fly Fishers to clean up the river Bollin! We will be meeting at Mottram Bridge, Mill Lane, Mottram St. Andrew, SK10 4LW. This work party will run from 10am-12:00pm.
Equipment will be provided, but if you have your own gloves and wellies please bring them with you. If you don't have wellies, please indicate on the order form if you would like to borrow some, and what size you will need.
To register for this event, please sign up via the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/601470764247
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Bring plenty of food and water to keep you going, and your own work gloves if you have them. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear (steel toe cap wellies you have them). Long trousers, long sleeves, and warm layers are recommended!
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event
Mersey Rivers Trust is pleased to be supporting the work by British Canoeing, the Angling Trust and Canal & Rivers Trust to remove the Floating Pennywort invasive plant species from the River Weaver to protect fish, other wildlife and recreation on this waterway.
WHEN: Sunday 16th April 2023, from 10:00am until 3pm
Any time you can offer throughout the day will be greatly appreciated. PLEASE NOTE: you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE to volunteer.
Please register your attendance by 14th April at latest at:
Pennywort voluntary day (Jake) - Formstack
WHERE: The River Weaver near Weaver Parkway, Winsford. Specific parking and meeting arrangements will be communicated to all who register
WHAT WE WILL BE DOING? There will be a role for anyone who wishes to help. There will be opportunities to:-
- Work from the water in or on a canoe/kayak/paddleboard
- Work from the side of bank (as this is deep water – no wading permitted)
- Non-physical supporting roles - do whatever you feel comfortable with!
For information: Floating Pennywort is an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) from South America and is threatening the habitat and native species of the River Weaver. It creates a heavy matting of vegetation on the river surface, reducing sunlight and oxygen to the water below and making paddle sports very difficult.
After the success of other volunteer action days, the Angling Trust and British Canoeing are continuing the battle against Floating Pennywort on the River Weaver with this event and further events during 2023. Please come along to support this activity.
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Join us this Sunday 2 April for a litter pick along the River Irk around Hendham Vale, Manchester.
Meet at 10am at Queen's Road entrance to Queen's Park, Manchester, M9 5FF.
All equipment provided but please wear strong shoes/boots and clothing suited to early April weather conditions.
This event is supporting the Keep Britain Tidy / Keep Manchester Tidy Big Spring Clean programme and our Plastic Free Mersey programme.
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Free event Dunham Massey
Join us to finish work on brand new wetland areas created at Dunham Massey! We will be creating small leaky dams and dead hedges.
We will be working at the Dunham Massey estate to create some dead hedges and leaky dams as part of our project creating brand new wetland areas! Work will include use of hand tools such as loppers and saws. Equipment and training will be provided.
This work party will run from 10am-12:30pm and we will be meeting at Dunham Massey car park. To gain access to the estate please let gate staff know that you are visiting as a volunteer with Mersey Rivers Staff.
To register for this event, please sign up via the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/595746522887
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Bring plenty of food and water to keep you going, and your own work gloves if you have them. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear (steel toe caps if you have them). Long trousers, long sleeves, and warm layers are recommended! If you don't have steel toe cap boots, please let us know in the sign up form what size you need and we will bring you some to borrow.
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Fazakerley Bluebell Woods
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Free event Fazakerley Bluebell Woods
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Free event Fazakerley Bluebell Woods
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Free event Lindow Common
Explore the nature and wildlife of spring at Local Nature Reserve and SSSI Lindow Common!
Join us for a mindful guided nature walk led by nature expert David Winnard of Discover the Wild We will be exploring Lindow Common SSSI and LNR to look for signs of spring, and learn more about what our local wildlife is getting up to at this wonderful time of year.
This event will run from 10am-12pm and we will be meeting at Lindow Common Car Park. Parking is limited but free. Please note, there are no toilets on site.
This is an outdoor event so make sure you wear sturdy boots with ankle support, waterproofs, warm layers and/or sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and snacks to keep you going throughout the activity.
This is a family friendly event, however children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times. Dogs are also welcome, provided they are kept on lead or under control at all times so as not to frighten away wildlife!
To sign up for this event please follow the link to register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/546146568087
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Lindow Common
Join us at Lindow Common Local Nature Reserve for our next practical work party!
We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at Lindow Common to remove self-seeded birch from the SSSI designated heathland habitat. Work will include use of hand tools such as loppers and saws. Equipment and training will be provided.
This work party will run from 10am-3pm and we will be meeting at Lindow Common Car Park.
Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear (steel toe caps if you have them). Long trousers, long sleeves, and warm layers are recommended!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the day.
To sign up for this work party please follow the link to register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/491584511507
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Lindow Common
Join us at Lindow Common Local Nature Reserve for our next practical work party!
We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at Lindow Common to remove self-seeded birch from the SSSI designated heathland habitat. Work will include use of hand tools such as loppers and saws. Equipment and training will be provided.
This work party will run from 10am-3pm and we will be meeting at Lindow Common Car Park.
Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear (steel toe caps if you have them). Long trousers, long sleeves, and warm layers are recommended!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the day.
To sign up for this work party please follow the link to register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/491579707137
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Twinnies Bridge
Join us at the Carrs for this months work party! The activity will be footpath work, including cutting back rhododendron, digging out lost paths and cutting overhanging vegetation.
This work party will run from 10am-12:30pm and we will be meeting at Twinnies Bridge Car Park (what3words: ///ties.email.wiped).
Bring your own work gloves if you have them and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long sleeves are recommended to avoid nettle stings!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs, a hat, suncream as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the activity.
There are no toilets on site, the nearest toilets can be found 0.7 miles away at the car park for Wilmslow Parish Hall, SK9 4AA.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/445106795407
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event St. Lawrence Church
Join us to help Birkin Brook Fly Fishers to carry out habitat improvement work on the Peover Eye.
The work we are undertaking involves clearing parts of the riverbank and overhead trees to allow more light to reach the river and make the water more accessible. Tools will be provided. We will meet at the Church car park at the Hall at Peover (near the Hall and Stables) at 10.00am.
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and bring extra layers. Long trousers and sleeves are recommended!
Wellies are required as part of this work will take place in the river. If you are not comfortable entering the river, there will be plenty of work available on the river bank.
Waders would also be useful if you have them. If you would like to borrow waders please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your shoe size and we may be able to lend you some.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/468282735267
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Wilmslow Parish Hall Car Park
Join us to celebrate 10 years of BEACON!
Mersey Rivers Trust invite you to join us this December to celebrate 10 years of BEACON and everything that we have accomplished for people and nature in the Bollin catchment. We hope to catch up with stakeholders and volunteers alike, all are welcome!
Hot drinks and cake will be provided.
Venue: Wilmslow Parish Hall, Cliff Rd, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA.
Paid parking is available at the car park.
To book on to this event please register via the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/460014645187
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Macclesfield Riverside Park
Join us at Tytherington Wood, near Riverside Park in Macclesfield to help us tackle Rhododendron, a non-native invasive species!
We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at Tytherington Wood (near Riverside Park, Macclesfield) to remove the non-native invasive species Rhododendron.
Rhododendron can grow to 5 meters tall and forms dense thickets, shading out native plants, preventing regeneration of trees in woods and supressing ground vegetation. It is poisonous to livestock and cannot be controlled by grazing. It is host to the disease organisms Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae, which attack oak and beech.
This work party will run from 9:30am-3pm.
Meeting point: Roadside parking, Dorchester Way, Tytherington, Macclesfield, just south of Walton Heath Drive, SK10 2UG (SJ910757)
Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long trousers and sleeves are recommended!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the day.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/465057709127
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Holehouse Lane Car Park
Join us to learn how to lay a hedge for wildlife with the Bollin Valley Partnership.
We will be joining Bollin Valley Partnership ranger Ed to learn how to lay a hedge for nature. Hedgelaying is a craft which has been practised for hundreds of years. Hedgerows define our countryside and provide many environmental services, but are also vitally important for wildlife as a refuge, a source of food, and as corridors along which they can move through the landscape.
We will be meeting at Holehouse Lane Car Park at 10am, the session will run until 3pm.
Please bring your own lunch, and plenty of snacks and water to keep you going.
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and bring extra layers.
Long trousers and sleeves are crucial! Hedge laying can be a spiky job, so make sure you wear tough outdoor clothing and sturdy work boots. If you have steel toed boots, these are best.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/468292153437
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Twinnies Bridge
Join us at the Carrs for this months work party! The activity will be footpath work, including cutting back rhododendron, digging out lost paths and cutting overhanging vegetation.
This work party will run from 10am-12:30pm and we will be meeting at Twinnies Bridge Car Park (what3words: ///ties.email.wiped).
Bring your own work gloves if you have them and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long sleeves are recommended to avoid nettle stings!
The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs, a hat, suncream as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the activity.
There are no toilets on site, the nearest toilets can be found 0.7 miles away at the car park for Wilmslow Parish Hall, SK9 4AA.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/445104317997
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Macclesfield Riverside Park
Join us at Riverside Park in Macclesfield to help us tackle Rhododendron, a non-native invasive species!
We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at Riverside Park, Macclesfield to remove the non-native invasive species Rhododendron. Rhododendron can grow to 5 meters tall and forms dense thickets, shading out native plants, preventing regeneration of trees in woods and supressing ground vegetation. It is poisonous to livestock and cannot be controlled by grazing. It is host to the disease organisms Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae, which attack oak and beech.
This work party will run from 9:30am-3pm and we will be meeting at the ranger station in the car park.
Bring lunch and your own work gloves if you have them, and please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long trousers and sleeves are recommended! The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the day.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/393146751517
If you have any questions please contact Abi at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Free event Quarry Bank
Join us for an autumn wellbeing walk to learn all about fantastic fungi!
Led by expert guide David Winnard of Discover the Wild, we will be exploring the woods of the Quarry Bank estate to learn about fungi identification. Enjoy a mindful walk along the River Bollin in a beautiful autumn woodland setting and learn about the amazing mushrooms that emerge at this magical time of year.
This event will run from 1:30pm-3:30pm and we will be meeting at the estate car park.
This event is not suitable for those of limited mobility as the walking route will include lots of steps, features steep woodland paths and will likely be muddy.
Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long trousers and sleeves are recommended! The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs, warm layers and/or sun protection as needed. Please also make sure you bring enough water and food to keep you going throughout the activity.
To sign up for this event please register on eventbrite, link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/417869166927
If you have any questions please contact Abi Cutler at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If you book and can no longer make it please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the space available for someone else.