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 residents of Rimrose Valley: Bat surveys will be carried out by…

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Road Feasibility Update – CCTV now in Rimrose Valley to Survey Usage

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] 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 monitoring the numbers of people entering/exiting Rimrose Valley. We’ll endeavour…

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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 Switch Island and the Port of Liverpool over the next 10 to 20 years means that…

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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 the blackberries, apples, sloe berries, elderberries, applemint, spearmint, hazelnuts and edible nettles. Thanks so…

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Scrambler Bikes Statement issued by Merseyside Police

Further to our previous news item here, we have now received the following communication from Merseyside Police: Scrambler bikes have been our focus over the summer months and will continue to be.  Tackling this issue is difficult as the youths on the bikes have no concern for the safety of others and we cannot pursue them for fear of…

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Scrambler Bikes in Rimrose Valley – September 2015

Many of us will be aware that this first week of September has seen a sudden and dramatic increase in the anti-social use of scrambler bikes on Rimrose Valley.  The same three bikes have been reported over the last week – one is green with white, one is red with white; and one is all white.  They…

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Our first Canal History Walk got us rave reviews!

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] On Sunday 30th August a group of us, ably led by Les our very own historian, set off on a fascinating 2 hour ramble along the canal at Rimrose Valley.  It was very interesting to get the insights to the past.  We learned about many things.  For instance where the methane processing…

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23/8/15 Nature walk enjoyed amidst beautiful summer sunshine

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The theme was “Dragonflies and Butterflies”.  Led by the wonderful Eugene the Ranger, we were treated to an informative and thoroughly enjoyable trip around the beautiful Rimrose Valley in glorious warmth and summer sunshine [/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery admin_label=”Gallery” fullwidth=”on” show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” background_layout=”light” auto=”off” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” caption_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” gallery_ids=”1548,1549,1550,1551,1552,1554,1555,1556,1557,1558,1559,1560,1561,1562,1553″ /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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