Friends of Childwall Woods and Fields offer a range of events throughout the year. Here you will see what is on offer to the public. Visit the Members Only Events page to see what is on offer to members.
If you are not a member and you would like to join us you can do so on the Membership and Contact page.
All our Events are free and run for approximately 2 hours.
There is at least one event open to the public each month. They tend to be very popular and you will need to book a place on these. Booking is via Eventbrite, and we ask you to inform us if you book a place and cannot attend as there will be someone on our waiting list ready to step in. Thank you.
Maintenance and Conservation events, are usually held at 1pm on the third Sunday of the month but always check this page in case anything has changed. No need to book just come along and stay for refreshments afterwards. You will be most welcome.
Diggers Maintenance and Conservation Work Group, meets every Tuesday at 1pm, weather permitting. Text Ian 07940 709699 for details
Upcoming Public Events for 2025
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Sunday 27th April at 1pm Volunteers are invited to join the team on the Maintenance and Conservation Event.
Meet at the Countisbury Drive entrance to join the team who will be thinning the beech saplings, giving the larger trees space to grow. An important and necessary part of woodland maintenance.
Everyone is welcome and we hope you will stay for a cake, a cuppa, and a chat afterwards.
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Monday 28th April, City Nature Challenge, led by Echologist Matt Jones.
The City Nature Challenge is an annual, global, community science competition to document urban biodiversity. It is a bioblitz to record plants, animals and other organisms that live on our site. All of our findings will be recorded on iNaturalist, where they will be verified and added to our ever-growing record of species for our site. You will not need to know how to identify the species yourself; Matt will be there to help, and iNaturalist offers automated species identification.
If you would like to join us, we will be meeting at 5pm by the main gates on Childwall Abbey Road. No need to book, just turn up with iNaturalist on your phone.
It’s a great way to add to the species list for our beautiful site.
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Sunday 18th May, at 1pm Volunteers are invited to join the team on the Maintenance and Conservation Event.
Meet at the main gates on Childwall Abbey Rd where Ian will tell the volunteers where they are needed most. There is always weeding digging and cutting to be done to keep down the None Native Invasive Species (NNIS). Suitable for all the family.
Stay for a cake, a cuppa, and a chat afterwards.
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Sunday 25th May The Veteran Trees and Ancient Rhododendrons of Childwall Woods
Childwall Woods has more veteran trees than any other site in Liverpool. Big and breathtaking and largely unnoticed. Join Bren, a verifier for the Ancient Tree Inventory, on this guided walk to discover the oldest and most distinguished trees in the woods, hiding amongst the ancient hybrid Rhododendrons that were planted over a hundred years ago.
Bring your camera. You will be astonished by our wonderful trees, the beautiful hybrid rhododendrons, and our special Champion Tree, the only Variegated Oak in Merseyside.
Book on Eventbrite on May 4th
Keep an eye on this page, there will be more events on offer soon.
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Volunteering Opportunities
We have an ambitious programme of maintenance and conservation activities planned, and we need our wonderful volunteers to help with these. You will find more details on our monthly Sunday and weekly Tuesday programme here, Helping Nature as a Volunteer.
If you would like to be added to our list of volunteers please contact Ian at iheadey202@virginmedia.com and you will be sent details of upcoming maintenance and conservation activities by email.
Please always check this page for the time, date and meeting place of each event, particularly on the morning of the event. Unforeseen circumstances, usually adverse weather conditions, sometimes mean the event cannot proceed.