2014-February- Getting Permission.

by | Feb 4, 2014 | blog | 0 comments

Garden Idea Of course the land does not belong to the Friends and we needed to ask Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust [WLCT] if we could tackle changing this piece of land into a garden. A group of Friends met with Graham Workman, Wigan’s Wildlife Officer, and talked to...

2014 -January – Work Day

by | Feb 3, 2014 | Activities | 0 comments

Wet weather causing problems The very wet weather we have had since December has meant that the ground on the site is saturated. The footpath along Kestrel Drive is very muddy and so we decided to see what we could do to improve this. On 12th January we cleared the...

Floating Islands and Fish Refuges.

by | Jan 31, 2014 | Projects | 0 comments

We are constructing some floating islands to help to purify the water in the lake. During the winter months the water in the lake is very clear. This causes a problem for the fish as they can easily be seen and caught by birds, particularly diving birds like passing...

2014-January- Making a Decision.

by | Jan 28, 2014 | blog | 0 comments

What could we do? In January 2014 I had my 70th birthday and my present to myself was to DO SOMETHING about this mess. I raised it at the next Friends’ meeting and after some discussion the following idea was put forward. We would turn the area into a low...