Monthly Archives: November 2013

Sefton Meadows, 24th November 2013

It’s starting to get wintry now. There was hail and frost in the week, and there are drifts of autumn leaves underfoot. But today was mild, overcast and dry. We took the 130 bus to the junction of the Northern … Continue reading

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Mersey Estuary Marine Life

Earlier in the week a group of 1st year Marine Biology Students at Liverpool University had a practical in the lab looking at the morphology of marine organisms. The crew from the Uni’s Research Boat RV Marisa caught a number of … Continue reading

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Canal 7, Halsall to Heaton’s Bridge

This was our longest run on the 300 bus, and we didn’t get to Halsall until well after 11. It was a damp and misty day, but calm and mild. As we walked down Summerwood Lane from Halsall Church towards … Continue reading

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Pickerings Pasture, 16th November 2013

Seven MNA members took the bus from Liverpool, but we were joined by many more MNA and RSPB members at the car park, making 25 of us altogether. It was a fine, sunny and mild day, so perhaps that was … Continue reading

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Birkenhead and New Brighton, 10th November 2013

It was Remembrance Sunday, so we chose the service at Hamilton Square. We have found Liverpool to be too crowded, we arrive too late at Southport for a good spec and the Bootle service isn’t our favourite, so Birkenhead is … Continue reading

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Chester, 3rd November 2013

After a windy night, which blew my rubbish bins around, it was a day of mixed sunshine, heavy showers and rainbows. The sun was shining as we walked down to the canal just below Chester Station and headed for the … Continue reading

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