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Cycle & Scavenger Hunt!
We’re delighted to team up with local cycling group, Tour de Friends, to offer this family-friendly event. Date/time: Sunday 14th September Midday – 2:00pm Location: Rimrose Valley Country Park, Glenwyllin Road entrance L22 4RN Details: Join local cycling group Tour de Friends from Waterloo Community Association for a cycling and scavenger hunt across Rimrose Valley!This event…
Read MoreSTEP-tember is back! Can you help us hit 10,000,000?
This time last year, the communities around Rimrose Valley recorded an incredible combined total of 10,686,384 steps on walks and runs across the park throughout the month of September! So, we’re doing it all again! This year, we’re hoping to smash that total… AND raise funds for our charity in the process. We want everyone…
Read MoreGuided Foraging Walk
Find out what is (and isn’t!) edible on Rimrose Valley on our guided walk with experienced forager and naturalist Mark Buxton Kelly. Date/time:Thursday 7th August, 10:00am-1:00pm Location: Rimrose Valley Country Park, Drummond Road entrance L23 9YH Details: If you’ve been on one of Mark’s walks before, you’ll know just how fascinating they are and what a…
Read MoreJournaling with watercolours: A nature art walk on Rimrose
Dates/times:Saturday 9th August, 10:00am-2:00pm Saturday 23rd August, 10:00am-2:00pm Location: Rimrose Valley Country Park, Glenwyllin Road entrance L22 4RN Details: Join local artist, Emma Coyne, as she leads a FREE art class in the beautiful surroundings of Rimrose Valley. For full details and to choose your session and BOOK HERE This is a really exciting opportunity to enjoy a…
Read MoreRimrose Readers: Poetry, Prose & Nature
Dates/times:Thursday 28th August 12pm-1pmSaturday 13th September 11am-12pm Location: Rimrose Valley Country Park, Derwent Road entrance L23 0TB Details: Join us for a gentle stroll and a spot of shared reading in the tranquil surroundings of Rimrose Valley. For full details and to choose your session and BOOK HERE This is a great opportunity to experience a shared…
Read MoreVolunteering opportunity: Himalayan balsam removal
Date/time: Sunday 20th July 11am-1pm Location: Rimrose Valley Country Park, Brook Vale entrance L22 3YB Details: Help improve the natural habitat of Rimrose Valley and connect with people from the surrounding community by joining us and Green Sefton to remove the invasive species Himalayan balsam from a section of the park. BOOK HERE Please read…
Read MoreFREE Bike maintenance on Rimrose Valley
Our good friend “Dr Bike” will be returning to Rimrose Valley this spring and summer to carry out a full safety check of your bike, make gear and brake adjustments, brake block and cable replacements, and other minor repairs. Any larger repairs that might be needed will be advised to the cyclist on the day.…
Read MoreFREE Tai Chi Sessions on Rimrose Valley
This is to let you know that we have some FREE Tai Chi sessions happening on Rimrose Valley this coming weekend, and again at the beginning of May. These are courtesy of funding from Tesco’s “Stronger Starts” and part of our ongoing “Explore & Learn” project. What is Tai Chi? Tai chi is an art…
Read MoreIMPORTANT: Local Nature Recovery Strategy Consultation
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is currently consulting on its Local Nature Recovery Strategy until midnight on Sunday 6th April. You can respond to this consultation by clicking HERE. It goes without saying that this is massively relevant to Rimrose Valley Country Park, so we need your help in drawing attention to this vital…
Read MoreTree Thinning – Derwent Road Entrance
As previously explained, Green Sefton are currently revisiting the maintenance plan for Rimrose Valley and part of this will include ways of regenerating each of the 3 main habitats found within the park – grassland, wetland and woodland – as this hasn’t happened for many years. With this in mind, we’ve received notification from Green Sefton that…
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