Friends of Walled Garden and Woods

31/05/2026

Duke of Edinburgh litter pick today.

So much litter! 5 bags! A car bumper, cycleway post, huge pots of soil chucked off the bridge and a den made of garbage that's going to require a dedicated team to sort out.

17/05/2026

Duke of Edinburgh litter pick.

3 bin bags, 1 trolley, 1 scooter in 1 hour.

Boardwalks are falling apart and need some TLC from Warrington Borough Council

16/04/2026

A quick litter pick near the pond today with a DoE volunteer. Obvious repeat offenders but not too bad. Just one bin bag.

11/03/2026

Here's a great aerial photo from 1945, featuring the reservoir that is now the Walled Garden at the top right, and the original strip of trees that are still there today at the entrance to Oakwood Gate Park.

Parkers Farm is also visible, right at the very top.

Source Historic England Archive (RAF photography)

01/03/2026

A before into after video - we cut back the self-seeded growth that had been gradually encroaching over recent years, opening up the entrance to the park.

01/03/2026

A couple of photos from this afternoon’s volunteering session.

We tidied up the steps down to the pond, swept the boardwalk, cut back a lot of self-seeded growth at the entrance to the park and collected two bags of litter.

Thanks again to our local Forest Park Ranger Dave for his great work on the steps and boardwalk and for supplying all the kit and PPE.

A great afternoon to be out in the woods helping to keep on top of things. Every little helps.

25/02/2026

Spring is nearly here and the bulbs planted a few years ago make a nice entrance to Oakwood Gate.

We’ve got a volunteering session this Sunday at 1pm where we’ll be doing a bit of general tidying up of the recent growth before the leaves start to appear.

Fancy getting out in the fresh air for a couple of hours and helping keep this area welcoming? Meet us here just before 1pm, all tools and PPE provided and there’ll be a safety briefing too. Accompanied kids welcome and can help litter pick at the ideal time of year.