Phase 1 improvements

November 2009 to April 2010

We are aiming to make Forder Valley Local Nature Reserve more welcoming, easier to get in and around and to provide a range of activities for the local community.

Activities

• Make improvements to entrances, paths and signage and install play features
• Work with residents and local groups to get their ideas and involve them in the improvements
• Run free activities on the site to encourage local people, schools and youth service to visit and want to go back in the future
• Take photos to show what we have been doing
• Ask local people what difference the improvements make to how they use the nature reserve
• Support local people to form a Friends Group to help look after the reserve
• Develop a plan for keeping the reserve well looked after and used

How you can join in

There are free events for all ages including:

• Conservation volunteering to improve paths, install steps and repair boundaries - free training provided. Weekdays ongoing. Contact Tom Williams at British Trust for Conservation Volunteers on 07739 447 976 to book a place.
• Community event in the reserve - get involved in wood sculpting, conservation activities and help us clean up the site - half term February 2010 - date to be confirmed.
• Family event to celebrate improvements - April 2010 - date to be confirmed.