Monthly Archives: July 2014

Warton Crag & Arnside Knott 22nd July 2014

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sabena Blackbird

Richard Surman, Ron Crossley, DaveB and I headed north on this scorching hot and humid day. Our first site was Warton Crag in Lancashire – a prominent limestone hill in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). … Continue reading →

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Marshside, 20th July 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Barbara

Yet another hot day, overcast at first, but the sun came out later. The houses at the back of Marshside, in Elswick Road and Preesall Close, have House Martins nesting under their eaves. From the bank we could see over … Continue reading →

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MNA Coach Trip Whixall Moss 19th July 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Sabena Blackbird

Seven years had passed since the last MNA coach trip to Whixall Moss. At nearly 1,000 hectares, the Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve are the third largest and one of the most southerly lowland raised bogs in … Continue reading →

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Toxteth Moth

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Sabena Blackbird

Had a rather nice Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria resting near the entrance to my flat in Toxteth this evening 🙂  

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Ainsdale to Woodvale, 13th July 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Barbara

We walked down Shore Road, admiring the tall Hollyhocks in the gardens, to Sands Lake. At the jetty where people throw bread there were Jackdaws, Mallards in moult, but one mother with three smallish late ducklings. Plenty of Black-headed Gulls, … Continue reading →

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Welsh Borders 10th July 2014

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Sabena Blackbird

Richard Surman, Dave B and I headed down to the Welsh Borders to visit a couple of Shropshire Wildlife Trust Reserves close to Oswestry. Our first stop was Llynclys Common where we parked beside the Lime Kiln Pub, which had … Continue reading →

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Kirkby, 6th July 2014

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Barbara

Another fine and sunny day, and off to Kirkby, where we hear Knowsley Council have planted masses of wildflowers. Our first call was into the little Lime Tree Woods off Valley Road, where we noticed a Speckled Wood butterfly with … Continue reading →

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Freshfield (MNA) 5th July 2014

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Barbara

Nine MNA members met at Freshfield station at 10.30, for a planned walk to Ainsdale. In the event, the wildlife in the woods and gorse on the inland side of the railway was so absorbing that by the time we … Continue reading →

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Hillside to Ainsdale on the Velvet Trail, 29th June 2014

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Barbara

It was another gloriously hot and sunny day, a day for interesting flower and insects in the dunes. The flowers started outside Hillside Station, where there is a wildflower bank. We crossed the open ground next to Royal Birkdale golf … Continue reading →

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