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Weaving Willow round the pond and a bit of history thrown in (not into the pond!)
On Sunday (01/08/2021) four of the NEWT volunteers took back the willow at Blenheim Lodge, Leverhulme Park and removed the dense grass...


A fruitful morning - planting an orchard on Leverhulme Park
It was a real pleasure today for Bolton NEWT, joined by local volunteers, to plant 10 more fruit trees on Leverhulme Park today. Making...


Bolton NEWT - one big year in review
From May 2020 to June 2021 Bolton NEWT volunteers have been relentless in their volunteer work, written on behalf of Simon Gilkes, Bolton...


Tawny Owl Meadow - Expanding a wildflower meadow
Newt volunteers attended to the expansion of a wildflower meadow, namely that of Tawny Owl Meadow, one of our first and most succesful...


A generous donation from Cosatto - Thank you George
NEWT volunteer George kindly informed us that he had nominated Bolton NEWT at his workplace and that he had a large comedy cheque for us....


Restoring a lost path
Last year Bolton NEWT began work on restoring a lost path that had not been in use since the 1940's. By using old maps we discovered a...


Hedgerow planting with families - May 2021
On Sunday the 2nd May Bolton NEWT with volunteers planted our 'Woodland Trust' hedgerow pack of 120 saplings. An assortment of five...


Garstang Allotments - One Big Project
On the 3rd November 2019 at the start of our project to establish a community hub in Breightmet, this is how the land looked in a guided...


Remembrance Day
Although we had a massive number of Halloween bags to prepare, we had also begun a project to create a public display for Remembrance Day...


Tree shoots take root
Bolton NEWT were out on Leverhulme Park today, planting new hedgerows of trees for everyone to enjoy. The species planted are dogwood,...
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