Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hilbre Island 26th June 2011

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Barbara

It was a beautiful day for the crossing, warm and mostly sunny, breezy out by the islands but quite humid inland. We caught the 9.50 train from Central and were at the Dee Lane slipway by 10.45. The sands were … Continue reading →

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MNA Coach Trip Bempton Cliffs 25th June 2011

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Sabena Blackbird

  23 MNA members joined the coach for our visit to the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire. Looking back at my records it is five years since we had visited the reserve so there were a lot … Continue reading →

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Sefton Meadows 19th June 2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Barbara

Two days before the official start of summer, and some of the trees think it’s autumn already! We’d got the 130 bus from Queen Square to Northern Perimeter Road and on the way we saw some Rowan trees with orangey … Continue reading →

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Stocks Reservoir Bird Pellet

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sabena Blackbird

MNA members John from Biobank and Martin Corcoran headed up onto the fells during our visit to Stocks Reservoir on 4th June 2011. They came across a pile of bird pellets on a rock amongst the moorland vegetation and brought me a … Continue reading →

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Taylor Park St Helens 12th June 2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Barbara

After the very dry weather of the last few weeks, today we were washed out early by heavy rain. It had been only cool and drizzly when we left Queen Square on the 10A bus at 10 past 10, but … Continue reading →

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Hay Bridge 11th June 2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Sabena Blackbird

Terry, Dave Bryant and me headed up to Hay Bridge, the private reserve owned by the John Strutt Conservation Foundation (JSCF) nestling in the Rusland Valley in Cumbria. As ever we were to have a wonderful day with a variety … Continue reading →

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Longton Brickcroft 11th June 2011

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Barbara

This was a joint MNA / RSPB trip, but although there were 12 MNA members (some with dual membership) there were no RSPB-only people. It was sunny some of the time, but a fresh breeze kept the temperature down. Four … Continue reading →

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MNA Coach Trip Stocks Reservoir 4th June 2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Sabena Blackbird

19 MNA members joined the coach trip visiting a new venue for the group at United Utilities Stocks Reservoir near Slaidburn in the picturesque Trough of Bowland, Lancashire. It turned out to be a fantastic day and a place many … Continue reading →

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Roby 5th June 2011

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Barbara

A day of flowers today, both in the fields south of the M62 and in the National Wildflower Centre. We got the 161 bus at 10.20 from Queen Square to Roby Village and walked south along the footpath called Carr … Continue reading →

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Freshfield 29th May 2011

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Barbara

We met at Central for the 10.08 train, arriving at Freshfield at 10.40. It was a dull, overcast day with a stiff breeze. It’s been windy for over a week now.  We walked around the Freshfield Dune Heath LWT reserve, … Continue reading →

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