Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fungal Foray Ainsdale 27th October 2013

The two Dave’s, Jim Hughes, Chris Butterworth and I joined members of the North-west Fungus Group for the Ken Jordan Memorial Fungal Foray at Ainsdale led by Tony Carter. In the undergrowth beside the Natural England Warden’s office we found … Continue reading

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Canal 6, Downholland to Halsall, 27th October 2013

It was a wet morning, and the south of England was gearing up for a big storm, but the weather forecast for the Haskayne area was for sunshine, and so it turned out to be. This historic stretch of the … Continue reading

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Southport, 20th October 2013

It’s still warm, with showers between the sunshine. They are refurbishing King’s Gardens with the help of Lottery money, so the café was surrounded with hoardings and many of the Victorian shelters are being dismantled. On  the lawns after a … Continue reading

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Clock Face Country Park

Report from Tony Carter: On Monday, 14th October 2013 I went to Clock Face Country Park at the invitation of a colleague who works with Mersey Forest and played a part in the establishment of the park. He was interested … Continue reading

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MNA Coach Trip Carsington Water 13th October 2013

 The final MNA coach trip of 2013 took us through the Derbyshire spa town of Buxton before climbing in a series of sharp bends onto the flat moorland of Goyt’s Moss along the A537 passing the ‘Cat and Fiddle’ the … Continue reading

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Moving North?

Report from Tony Carter. On Saturday 28th September, I led a fungal foray for the public at Ainsdale Sand Dunes Nature Reserve on behalf of Natural England.  We found about forty species, mostly the more common varieties such as Amanita … Continue reading

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Eastham, 29th September 2013

Another sunny day, which may be the last fine day before the autumn starts in earnest. We went to Eastham Village to see the old Yew tree there, which is probably the oldest tree on Merseyside. Believed to be about … Continue reading

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