by Joy Winstanley | Jun 12, 2018 | Activities |
On Monday 11th June we had a Volunteer Work Day. A group of Wigan employees from the Audit office worked on the site under The Deal which allows Wigan workers to volunteer on a working day. We also had some Hamlet Trainees and some members of the Carbon Landscape...
by Joy Winstanley | May 1, 2018 | Activities |
The Woodland Trust is a charity that wants to see a UK rich in native woods and trees for people and wildlife. They are helping people to plant more trees by offering packs of trees and hedging plants to groups. We asked for a pack of hedging plants as we are trying...
by Joy Winstanley | Feb 2, 2018 | Activities |
We are approaching the end of winter and the paths around the site are very wet and muddy. There will be lots of work for The Friends to do once the weather improves. We will be mending paths and digging out ditches to improve the drainage around the site and keep the...
by Joy Winstanley | Dec 12, 2017 | Activities |
NATURE WALK. A family-friendly beginners’ nature walk around the Three Sisters and Viridor Wood. Look out for the winter wildlife which makes this special place home. Suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and binoculars recommended. WHERE:- Three Sisters and...
by Joy Winstanley | Oct 5, 2017 | Activities |
A group of trainees from Hope School made some bird and bug boxes earlier this year and gave them to the Friends to fix around the site. We decided to give them a day on the site as a “Thank you.” for their kindness. They fixed some of the bug boxes in the...
by Joy Winstanley | Oct 1, 2017 | Activities |
Over the past two years we have been trying to make a wildflower meadow on the grassed area near the playground. We have dug it over, Treated it with weedkiller. Dug out thistles and docks. We have sowed it with many packets of wildflower seeds. All our efforts seem...
