Mab Lane Community Woodland

All ages are welcome so bring your family and friends along…

12 – 3pm Friday 9th April 2010
at Mab Lane Youth Centre,
Croxdale Road West, L14 8YA

Activities on the day:
Tree planting
Sports activities and games
Healthy food tasting
Easter egg hunt
Cycle rides and guided walks
Art workshop
Litter picks with prizes
Dance sessions

Come along to help us celebrate the creation of the new Community Woodland and learn about plans for improvements around the Youth Centre.

And it’s absolutely free to join in the fun!

Last Thursday (18th March), Mab Lane Primary School helped plant over 400 trees – with 117 children from year 3, 4, 5 and 6 planting dogwood, ash, hazel and oak. Photos from the day are up on the Mab Lane photo blog.

The children were assisted by Liverpool City Council, Riverside Housing, the Neighbourhood Wardens, UPM Tilhill, The Mersey Forest Team and not least staff from Mab Lane Primary School. Jo Sayers from The Mersey Forest Team reported that “The children were so enthusiastic we nearly ran out of trees.”

This event followed on from other environment and wildlife events also run last week with the classes at the school with the support of Riverside Housing, Liverpool City Council Ranger Service and the Neighbourhood Wardens.

Finally, keep a note in your diary for Friday 9th April, when there will be a community planting day at the new woodland – further details to follow, watch this space.

The sculptures for the new woodland are coming along fast. The latest snaps of the caterpillar sculpture (one of three to be installed later in the spring) are on the photo blog. Thanks to sculptor John Merrill for the photos.

More new pictures on the photo blog from member of the public Peter Marsden, who also reports that there are plenty of wagtails and wood pigeons on site taking a look at the new woodland for themselves.

Latest photos thanks to Peter Marsden who says: “Can’t wait to see every thing in bloom, you are doing a fantastic job, many thanks.”

See all ten new pics from Peter at the Mab Lane photo blog.

Send in your own to mablanephotos@merseyforest.org.uk.