The West of Lancashire Community Rail Partnership are working with the Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside Wildlife Trust at Mere Sands Wood and are helping to promote events that are taking place.
Wednesday 21 August 2024 – Wildlife Superheroes Day at Mere Sands Wood – use your super powers to defy the villains and complete your Wildlife Superhero training. Test your skills with our spiders web challenge, make your own superhero cape, create your own secret hideout, learn how to protect wildlife and more! Have you got what it takes to become a Superhero? Full details on this link https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events/2024-08-21-wildlife-superheroes-mere-sands-wood-nature-reserve-21st-august-2024
Wednesday 28 August 2024 – Teddy Bears Picnic at Mere Sands Wood – The Mere Sands Wood Teddy Bears cordially invite you to their annual picnic in the forest full of furry fun, frolics and feasting. Full details on this link: lancswt.org.uk/events/2024-08-28-teddy-bears-picnic-mere-sands-wood-nature-reserve-28th-august-2024-1pm-3pm Booking Essential and small fee.
Saturday 5 October 2024 – Family Fungus Day at Mere Sands Wood – enjoy a foray around the reserve, as you hunt for marvellous mushrooms, we will have a number of walks taking place throughout the day, led by the fabulous North West Fungus Group, which you can book onto. Full details on this link lancswt.org.uk/events/2024-10-05-family-fungus-day-mere-sands-wood. Suitable for children with small entrance fees.
Mere Sands wood is accessible by rail from Rufford Station and there is a self-guided walk available to download to get you from the station to Mere Sands Wood – click here: Rufford to Mere Sands Wood Leaflet and you can down load a mini timetable of the train service on the Preston to Ormskirk Line here: Preston to Ormskirk – June 2024