Monthly Archives: December 2016

Parkgate, 18th December 2016

Our last meeting of the year was to Parkgate, not really for a walk, but for our Christmas lunch at the carvery at the Old Quay. We mooched slowly along from Mostyn Square to the restaurant, on  a lovely bright … Continue reading

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Croxteth Park, 11th December 2016

Along the mile from West Derby Village to Croxteth Hall we noted only Magpies, Goldfinches, half a dozen Canada Geese flying southwards and a Robin on fence. The fields on either side have rare breed cattle. The red hornless ones … Continue reading

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Eric Hardy Memorial Prize Winner

James Hill (centre) pictured with Dr Gina Hannon (left) and Prof Rob Marrs (right) James Hill of the School Of Environmental Sciences, Liverpool University has been awarded the Eric Hardy Memorial Prize this year for his thesis ‘Continuity and disturbance … Continue reading

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Chester, 4th December 2016

We had planned to go to Ormskirk but the 10.10 train was cancelled at the last minute because of an “incident on board”. We didn’t fancy hanging about at Central for half an hour for the next one, so we … Continue reading

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