As part of our Love Your River Irk programme, come along Wednesday 25 October to our half term Family Event:

Lower Crumpsall Recreation Ground next to the River Irk & Harpurhey Ponds

Free event, all welcome !

1pm-3pm

Crafts, nature walks, Halloween wand making...  

Join us at Riverside Park in Macclesfield and help us repair the riverbank!

We will be working in partnership with the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers at Riverside Park, Macclesfield to reinforce and repair the banks of the River Bollin. Led by ranger Jim, join us to learn new skills and enjoy some time outdoors at a wonderful local park.

To sign up for this event, please register via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/740668979857?aff=oddtdtcreator 

The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed. Bring lunch and plenty of snacks and water to keep you going. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Long trousers and long sleeves are advised to protect your arms and legs from vegetation.

Tools and full training will be provided. Bring your own work gloves if you have them (we will have a small number available to borrow if you don't have your own).

We are supporting a community-led #CleanUpTheQuays litter pick event on Sunday 1 October. 

Please meet at the Trafford Road Co-op in Salford Quays, M50 3XP at 11am if you want to come and help. 

Litter pickers and gloves provided, but feel to free to bring your own if you have them. 

Please wear clothing and footwear suitable to the weather conditions.  

Come along to Mayfield Park next to the River Medlock in central Manchester on Saturday 23

September from 10am to 2pm to find out more about the national Big River Watch survey and the

work of Mersey Rivers Trust.

We will have some river craft activities for children as well. 

All welcome ! 

The first national Big River Watch survey will take place between Friday 22 and Sunday 24

September, organised by The Rivers Trust.

You just need a mobile phone with the free Survey App downloaded and 15 minutes to complete

the survey at your local river. 

People from across the UK will be taking part so we can get a picture of our rivers across the

country. 

Full details inlcuding the Survey App download links can be found on The Rivers Trust website: 

The Big River Watch | The Rivers Trust

We hope as many people as possible will participate across the Mersey catchment. 

Join us to help manage the diverse meadow habitat at Rossmill Woodland on the banks of the River

Bollin near Hale Barns. 

We are joining up with the Bollin Valley Partnership to undertake meadow management tasks.

Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm

Meeting point: Meet at the site entrance on Rossmill Lane, Hale Barns, WA15 0EU (SJ787849)

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The session is outdoors so make sure you have waterproofs and sun protection as needed.

Please bring lunch and plenty of snacks and water to keep you going.

Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear.

Long trousers and long sleeves are advised to protect your arms and legs from vegetation.

To sign up for this working party, please register on Eventbrite by clicking this

link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/717704412217?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please register by 18 August for this event with our partner, British Canoeing using the following link:  

Pennywort voluntary day (Jake) - Formstack

The parking directions and arrangements at Weaver Parkway will be sent to you when you have registered.

We will be at the Knowsley Flower Show on Sunday 6th August. Come along to see some river insects, learn about what Mersey Rivers Trust does and pick up a scavenger hunt to do round the park. There's also loads more stalls with other activities, food/drink and of course flowers!

More information here: HOME - Knowsley Flower Show

Help us to control this invasive non-native plant to allow native species to thrive. 

Himalayan Balsam is an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) that spreads rapidly and reduces the biodiversity of our parks and waterways. Balsam bashing is easy to do, simply pull the plant from the base, making sure to pull the roots out. Pile the plants up and let them wilt away.

Important: do not pull the plants once they have began to seed at this will encourage the seeds to spead more!

Join us at Eddie McArdle Playing Fields to bash the balsam growing along Kikrby Brook. Later in the year we will plant native species in its place which is much more beneficial to our native wildlife.

Meet at Simonswood Ln, Liverpool L33 9UB at 10am. We will be there until 3pm but you can stay for as long or as short as you like. Bring gardening gloves if you have them but we have some spares. All ages welcome, you just need to be able to bend to pull the plants out. Dress appropriately for the weather eg hats, waterproofs, suncream. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended to avoid getting stung by nettles.

This is part of our biodiversity and habitat improvements works in Kirkby, as part of the construction of the new train station at Headbolt Lane.

Help us to control this invasive non-native plant to allow native species to thrive. 

Himalayan Balsam is an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) that spreads rapidly and reduces the biodiversity of our parks and waterways. Balsam bashing is easy to do, simply pull the plant from the base, making sure to pull the roots out. Pile the plants up and let them wilt away.

Important: do not pull the plants once they have began to seed at this will encourage the seeds to spead more!

Join us at Northwood Forest Hills to bash the balsam. Later in the year we will plant native species in its place which is much more beneficial to our native wildlife.

Meet at the entrance on Simonswood Ln, Liverpool L33 9XH at 10am. We will be there until 3pm but you can stay for as long or as short as you like. Bring gardening gloves if you have them but we have some spares. All ages welcome, you just need to be able to bend to pull the plants out. Dress appropriately for the weather eg hats, waterproofs, suncream. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended to avoid getting stung by nettles.

This is part of our biodiversity and habitat improvements works in Kirkby, as part of the construction of the new train station at Headbolt Lane.