Rimrose Valley Friends

22/04/2026

Let's hope this gorgeous spring weather continues for our Nature Fair this Sunday!
Here's what's on.
Hope you can join us for a relaxed day with various activities, perfect for all ages... including the
Just drop by at any time - and of you want to try tai chi, yoga, or both, make a note of the times below.
Liverpool Friends of The Earth Canal & River Trust Faiths4Change Lancashire Wildlife Trust Merseyside BioBank Green Sefton Zero Carbon Liverpool City Region

21/04/2026

A couple of clips from this morning's litter pick.
Fantastic effort by the team. Check out the before and after pics on our separate post.
👍💪🚮💚

21/04/2026

Fantastic hour and a half this morning, clearing a section of the woodland paths up by the Pendle Estate.
This might be a lesser known part of the park to some, but it's well used and unfortunately swamped with litter... but what a stunning, tranquil spot.
There's also a massive section of flytipping which we're reporting to the council as it needs a skip and many more hands to clear it safely.
Thankfully, much of the litter was historic, so after this and a few more deep cleans, it will be easier to keep on top of things.
27 bags in total and we will be back again soon.
HUGE thanks to our incredible volunteers for making such a difference.
Want to join us next time? Why not get in touch or follow us on Eventbrite 💚

20/04/2026

The weather is looking great for our next litter pick tomorrow at 10am!
We'll be making a start on somewhere that's in dire need of attention, but is also pretty magical... 💚
Can't wait to explore and share some pics with you.
Why not join us?
Meet new people, get some light exercise, and make a MASSIVE difference to your local environment.
Free refreshments AND we can cover the cost of your transport - bus, train or taxi fare.
Register via this link which contains the exact meeting location:

Join our team for a litter pick in a different section of the park each month.

19/04/2026

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As expected, tickets for our FREE screening of this amazing film at Plaza Community Cinema are going fast!
Get yours here before they run out and join us for an inspirational evening of community action.

Join us for a FREE screening of The Birdman of Pollok - the inspirational story of an anti-road campaign in the 1990's, and so much more...

18/04/2026

Huge thanks to our volunteer Jordan Hau for last night's presentation at Crosby Library.
We learned about his lifelong ties to Rimrose, studies in sustainable architecture... and how Rimrose became the subject of a major design project for his Masters at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales.
An incredible amount of work went into this and the level of detail was INSANE!
By Jordan's own admission, the community hub and habitat centre had been deliberately scaled up to meet the requirements of his assignment, but the vision, local, natural materials used and the sympathetic designs are something that could easily be translated into something smaller, someday!
The project brought together everything that Rimrose is about: including nature, community and connection.
We'll soon be planning our next members' talk. If there's anything specific you'd like to see covered, let us know!

18/04/2026

Reminder: 11am walk (in the sun) today!
Hi folks. Just a reminder that Barry is leading our next 'citizen science' walk today. 11am Derwent Road entrance.
With the sun out, he's hoping to focus on bees and butterflies... but let's see what mother nature has in store 💚
Register here, or just turn up - either is fine! Full details and location in this link.

Join Barry for an introduction on how to use the iNaturalist app to discover and record the wide variety of species on Rimrose Valley!

16/04/2026

***EXCITING NEWS***
It's the 'collab' you've all been waiting for (...maybe?!).
We're delighted to be teaming up with the fantastic Plaza Community Cinema for a screening of a very special film next month.
The Plaza have been great supporters of our charity and campaign over the years and we've been itching to work with them on something a little different.
Details of this FREE event are to follow very soon...

14/04/2026

Next up on Rimrose...
Ahead of our Spring Nature Fair! why not get a head start and join Barry for a how-to session on using iNaturalist this Saturday?
11am, Derwent Road entrance.
Full details and the link to book can be found here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985836034035
Don't forget to download the app and create an account in advance to save time on the day 💚

Join Barry for an introduction on how to use the iNaturalist app to discover and record the wide variety of species on Rimrose Valley!

13/04/2026

It was a beautiful, frosty spring morning on Rimrose today.
We love ALL the park's habitats but, at first glance, these grasslands in the north of the park may not look particularly 'special'.
In fact, they're very special indeed!
The soil is low-nutrient and acidic which makes it ideal for heather to grow and patches of heather can indeed found here! Heathland is incredibly rare on Merseyside, so we're lucky to have this.
We're not so lucky to have the invasive Japanese Rose surrounding it, and work to treat this will need to take place in the future.
So, when we talk about making space on the park's grasslands to attract new species, this includes plants like heather.
You'll also notice that PLENTY of brambles can be found here too 🙂
Managing sites like this is a balancing act and we're learning more and more as time passes. Together with Green Sefton we'll be doing our bit to make Rimrose as biodiverse as possible in the weeks, months and years ahead 💚

10/04/2026

Morning folks! We've now had TWELVE winners of our lottery since we launched in January - each matching 3 out of 6 numbers and winning 5 additional entries in the draw.
But who will be our first cash winner...?
Cash prizes are £25 (for matching 4 numbers) £1,000 (5 numbers) or a whopping £25,000 (all 6 numbers) and these are up for grabs every single Friday.
We now have almost 50 weekly players, and some with multiple entries. This means our charity is starting to receive the benefit, with 50p of every £1 entry making its way to us at the end of each month :-)
THANK YOU 💚
For full details, including how to sign up and the terms and conditions, click on this link:
https://rimrosevalleyfriends.org/lottery/

09/04/2026

As the Easter hols near an end (boooo!) why not join us this Saturday at 11am for a bit of volunteering?
It's our next '60 Minute Heroes' weekend session.
Join Dave and his crew - 11am Glenwyllin Road entrance.
If you can register in advance, we'll make sure there's enough tea and biscuits!
Full details in the link below:

Join Dave and his team of volunteers for some volunteering on Rimrose Valley!