Welcome to the Friends of Broadhurst Park Conmunity Group. Our aims are to preserve the green open spaces of Broadhurst Fields and protect them from further development. We want to encourage people to visit the Park and learn about its biodiversity and history.
We hold free events during the Summer months,Coming Up- See our Events Page
Bat Walk Saturday 28 September 2019 6.30 – 8.30 pm Free Attraction Broadhurst Clough St Marys Rd M40 0BL
Explore Broadhurst Clough at night to see and hear our Pipistrelle and Soprano bats. We will take a leisurely walk through parts of the Clough, using bat detectors to listen out for foraging bats. Our bat expert Martin will be joining us again and sharing his extensive knowledge during the evening. The walk will start at 9pm, and finish at 10:30pm at the latest. Meet at the St Mary’s Rd entrance to the Clough (close to the St Mary’s Rd/Joyce St junction) next to St Marys Nursing Home, Manchester M40 0BL The walk is unsuitable for prams. Temperatures can drop at night so remember to wrap up warmly. Bring a torc
Booking essential as places are limited Book via Eventbrite
Previous events include our annual Festival, a wild flower identification workshop, bug hunting, bat and fungi walks We also carry out conservation work in the Park; for example we have spent scores of hours tackling Himalayan Balsam (an alien invasive species) plus Litter picks and putting up bird boxes. We’ve also planted wild plants and cleared drainage channels to help feed the wetland areas in Broadhurst Clough
We always welcome new volunteers. If you would like to join us please get in touch at friendsofbroadhurst@outlook.com
We saw Pipistrelle bats hunting over Broadhurst Clough on our Bat Hunt in June
Dipping to find water creatures in our pond May 19
Children and parents came to our Pond Dipping and Bug Hunt in May. In spite of the rain, they had fun and found tadpoles and all sorts of water creatures
Thanks to all the volunteers who collected 30 bags of refuse from the playing fields in March
volunteers with 30 bags of litter!
and sowed wild flower seeds in the Clough in February
seed sowing in Broadhurst Clough
Thanks to all volunteers, who helped at the seed sowing in the Clough
Brilliant turn out for our Spooky Walk last Saturday, it was lovely to see so many families from our local community enjoying a spooky, scary, fun time together in our beautiful hidden gem Broadhurst Clough! Same again next year!