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October / November Events
October/November Litter Picking - date to be confirmed Our next confirmed event is Sunday 1st November - Early November Nature Walk with Eugene McCann Head Ranger from Sefton Council’s Coast and Countryside Team Late Autumn Amble through Rimrose Valley -...
Expired: An Autumnal Sunday Walk through Rimrose Valley – Sunday, 18th October 10am – 12 noon
Join us for a Sunday morning walk enjoying the autumnal colours of Rimrose Valley Country Park. This event is FREE OF CHARGE and open to all. Click here to reserve your place and it promises to be a very enjoyable morning. Please check the weather...
Highways England statement on this week’s CCTV/usage Survey in Rimrose Valley
Today we received a statement from Highways England in response to our inquiry yesterday about the sudden appearance of temporary CCTV units this week at various entry points in Rimrose Valley. Their response explains that: The survey was undertaken on just one day -...
Rimrose Valley Nature Activity Update
We're mindful that Rimrose Valley exists for the benefit the local biodiversity as well as the people who use our beautiful Park. We thought it would be useful to publish a quick update of some of our current activities to keep a watchful eye over the natural...
Road Feasibility Update – CCTV now in Rimrose Valley to Survey Usage
We've discovered today that there are CCTV cameras now positioned at key entrances to Rimrose Valley that are labelled as "Traffic Survey in Progress." As these cameras are positioned at pedestrian only entrances it's apparent that they're...
Expired: Check back soon…
For news about our next community clear up event, nature walks, local history walks and public meetings keep checking our website. Also, by signing up as a Rimrose Valley Friend and following us on Facebook and Twitter you'll be kept up to date with upcoming events...
Expired: Early Autumn Bird Watching Walk – Sunday 27th September 10am-12am
Join Rimrose Valley Friends and our newest volunteer guide, Terry Meehan, for an educational insight to the wondrous bird life that lives in and migrates through Rimrose Valley. Terry will lead us for a walk on the lookout for both resident and migrating birds. The...
Ground Sampling for Possible Road Starts 21/9/15
Road Feasibility Study – Ground Sampling Analysis commencing 21st September 2015 For a printable version of this information: Click here for A4 page format | Click here for A5 booklet format Highways England has determined that a greater throughput of traffic between...
Foraging Walk – Fruit, Berries and Nuts!
Amidst gloriously warm and sunny late summer weather, on Sunday 13th September around 30 Rimrose Valley Friends joined Head Ranger Eugene McCann from Sefton Council’s Coast and Countryside Team for another thoroughly enjoyable tour of Rimrose Valley. We got to taste...
Blackberry and Apple cordial
Recipe foraged from Sefton Women's Institute Ingredients: 1kg blackberries, 1kg little apples, destalked and chopped, core included. Granulated sugar Method: Makes about 1.5 litres. Put the blackberries and apples in a very large. Add 700ml water and bring slowly to a...
Blackberry Jam
Recipe foraged by Sefton Women's Insitute Ingredients: 1 kg blackberries 1 kg sugar 1½ tbsp of lemon juice 50ml of water Note: blackberries don’t contain much pectin – the thing that sets jam. If you want a harder set jam that keeps slightly longer then use granulated...
Blackberry Mousse
Recipe foraged by Sefton Women's Institute Ingredients: 500 g blackberries 100 g caster sugar 15g powdered gelatine Juice half a lemon 3 tbsp water 3 eggs 200 ml double cream Method: 1. Cook the blackberries with 25g caster sugar until soft. Puree (I use a stick...
