Ian Jones

Senior Conservation Officer @GroundworkCLM
BSc Hons in Countryside Management
30 years working for Environmental Charities on Conservation Projects in the LCR🦋

[Groundwork in Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside @GroundworkCLM]

Meet Lesley - a vital part of our @GrowSpeke family!
After admitting to feeling nervous to begin with, she now feels totally at home & her passion for gardening & nature is contagious!
Grow Speke helped Lesley to learn new skills & connect with other people in her community. 💚

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

Grow Speke, does encompass a myriad of delights. Whether it’s a newly sown Wildflower patch, a heritage beef steak tomato. A coffee ,Chat Friday or an eventual taste of a Crimson Sweet Melon. It’s a fabulous place of involvement.👍🐝😁👌🍉🍅🕺. #Community #wellbeing # Nature.

[Ian Jones @IJCLM2022]

@graciuosbrown Hi I need 1 ticket please for my mate? True story is he thought id got him a ticket & I thought he’d got his own 😂. So if there’s a chance we can get one of yours. We on our way to the gig now

[Ian Jones @IJCLM2022]

@GrowSpeke It’s going to be a lovely summers day on Sunday 13th July so come along to the opening of our #community #garden project from 11am-4pm. Come spot the Flowers, Vegetables, Bees & Butterflies & caterpillars 🦋🌻🐝🌽🥒🍯🐛🌅

https://t.co/ho3l6I1grs

[Ian Jones @IJCLM2022]

@GrowSpeke @GroundworkCLM. Opening on 13th July to all as part of NGS

https://t.co/qqIEQanB2M

[Groundwork in Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside @GroundworkCLM]

It's amazing to see @GrowSpeke constantly evolving to help people & wildlife thrive! Their latest addition is a beautiful pond - a perfect spot to sit, relax & soak in nature's beauty. It's brilliant to see how many incredible creatures have already made it their home & hangout!

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

https://t.co/uYArYsEtnz
20th May is #worldbeeday and as a project that has an apiry for the #HONEYBEE we wish to share our knowledge and understanding of all #bees 🐝 as #pollinators for #plants and their importance in #nature. The picture shows bees making Grow Speke honey 🍯

[Ian Jones @IJCLM2022]

Sounds a great opportunity to learn about #conservation & get involved in helping #nature #biodiversity to protect the planet's wonderful #wildlife

[Chester Zoo @chesterzoo]

We’re giving away 32,750 FREE tickets to the zoo! 🚨

Schools, nurseries, and colleges across the UK - this is your chance to inspire future conservationists and ignite a passion for helping wildlife thrive! 🌍💚

Click to apply! 👉 https://t.co/MW5Q8iXL7M

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

2 new planters, constructed, delivered and filled with wonderful compost to Cobden Place, Woolton today. The planters will enable tenants to engage in horticulture and growing🌺🌻🍅🧅 👍The project was funded through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. @GroundworkCLM #Wellbeing

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

Please feel free to pop into Grow Speke this Wednesday 12th Feb. To meet & chat with our team and the amazing volunteers to see what our project is all about in partnership with @GroundworkCLM in supporting #biodiversity & #SustainableLiving for #naturelovers

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

A fabulous and great recognition for Grow Speke. A level 5 no less, from the RHS for Your Neighbourhood Award. A wonderful thanks to everybody who contributes and makes this site a special place to be. 👍🪲🐝🐜🍆🍎🍓@GroundworkCLM

[Ian Jones @IJCLM2022]

Well done the Grow Speke team, your all a real pleasure to work with & this award from the RHS judges shows how good we are 😁

[Grow Speke @GrowSpeke]

A fabulous and great recognition for Grow Speke. A level 5 no less, from the RHS for Your Neighbourhood Award. A wonderful thanks to everybody who contributes and makes this site a special place to be. 👍🪲🐝🐜🍆🍎🍓@GroundworkCLM

[Bright Park Liverpool @BrightParkL14]

🌟 Join Us for Bright Park Open Day! 🌟We're excited to invite you to our Open Day tomorrow from 12pm to 3pm! Come explore the park, visit the new habitats, and get to know how you can get involved. We can’t wait to see you there! #OpenDay #NewHabitats #GetInvolved #CommunityFun

[Bright Park Liverpool @BrightParkL14]

Looking for a relaxing way to boost your health and connect with others? Join our Well-Being Walk every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am. Enjoy the fresh air, take in the beauty of nature, and spend time with a friendly group of walkers. All fitness levels welcome!💚

[Myerscough College & University Centre @MyerscoughColl]

🎉 Celebrations have been held to mark the 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 of Myerscough College providing a range of land-based study programmes at 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭.

🥳 A special event took place to mark the quarter of a century milestone, including a cake cutting, and a special presentation to adult learners from a range of community groups across the area.

🔗 Read the full story here 👇

https://t.co/8IOy6fOPsc

The day started with a gathering of current further education (school leaver) students in the picturesque surroundings of the Walled Garden.

There was then a celebration of achievement ceremony in the dining room inside the stunning Croxteth Hall, in front of invited guests and learners attending to receive their certificates.

🥂 Here's to the next 25 years!

[Groundwork in Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside @GroundworkCLM]

If you missed out on Oasis tickets, don't look back in anger. You can still sing along to this & other classics with Marc Winstanley, a fantastic singer who will be performing at all 4 nights of this year's @RivingtonTG Festival Of Light. To get tickets: https://t.co/uEH1fgaS8n

[Bright Park Liverpool @BrightParkL14]

Congratulations to @MyerscoughColl on their 25th Anniversary. It was an honour to join you this week as staff and Friends of Bright Park were recognized for completing the RHS Level 1 Course in Horticulture. Want to know more about the course? Email [email protected] 💚

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

Don't let the wet weather bog you down, work with it and make those waterlogged parts of your garden work for nature!

With just a few items you can plant a bog garden which are a great alternative to a pond if you have very young children!

[Cllr Pat Cleary @PatCleary2]

Huge thanks to Rotary Club Birkenhead and all the volunteers who helped the tidy up in and around Hamilton Square yesterday 💚

[Helen Eaton @HeatonIha]

Great to welcome @SkinnyJeanGard onto the @MyerscoughColl garden @southportflower! 🌺 Admiring the work of Sophia (Garden Designer, age 8).