Monthly Archives: May 2015

Coed Llangwyfan 21st May 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Sabena Blackbird

Richard Surman, Ron Crossley, DaveB and I headed over to Coed Llangwyfan, a broad-leaved and coniferous woodland below the Iron Age hillfort on Pen-y-Cloddiau in the Clwydian Range AONB. A cool start as we parked up with Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff,…

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Leasowe, 17th May 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Barbara

It was a blow-your-hat-off sort of day, and some of the group put on scarves and gloves, even though it was mid-May. From Moreton Station we walked north along Pasture Road and turned into the North Wirral Coastal Park and…

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MNA Coach Trip Manifold Valley 16th May 2015

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Sabena Blackbird

We visited a new venue on our MNA Coach Trip – Manifold Valley in Staffordshire’s White Peak area. The track ran along the former route of the Leek and Manifold Light Railway through a wooded valley beside the Manifold River.…

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Everton Cemetery and Fazakerly Bluebell Wood, 10th May 2015

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Barbara

The day started out bright and sunny, with a temperature of 15°C (59°F) at Bootle North Park as early as  9.15. Flower-spotting started as we got off the bus, with a mass of Clover and Common Vetch growing untidily at…

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Storeton Woods, 3rd May 2015

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Barbara

It rained all last night, and was still raining when I set out, but the forecast said it would soon clear up, and it did.  When we arrived at Higher Bebington there were patches of blue sky and the sun…

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