Monthly Archives: June 2016

Anglesey & Great Orme June 2016

A few days visiting some familiar sites in Anglesey and the Great Orme in late June proved fruitful. At Breakwater Country Park the initial clouds did give way to some blue sky giving a great backdrop to the dramatic rocky coastline. … Continue reading

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Everton Park, 26th June 2016

Everton Park has been planted up with wild flower meadows, and it is spectacular. We wandered for an hour or more, admiring Poppies, Corncockle, Corn Marigold, Corn Chamomile, Buttercup, Red Campion, Viper’s Bugloss, Hedge Bedstraw, White Clover, Field Scabious, Knapweed, … Continue reading

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MNA Coach Trip Potteric Carr 18th June 2016

Four years have passed since the previous MNA Coach Trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve at Potteric Carr, close to Doncaster. Most members headed to the far side of the reserve with the scrapes and Huxter Well and Piper … Continue reading

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Burscough Heritage Weekend, 19th June 2016

There is no regular bus service from Ormskirk to Burscough Bridge any more, but during Heritage Weekend Merseyside Transport Trust operated a free vintage bus service. It was fun to ride on an old Liverpool double-decker, with a conductor issuing … Continue reading

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Inland Waterways Festival, 12th June 2016

The Inland Waterways Festival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, was at the Eldonian Village. We didn’t go straight there, though. We started at the Pier Head, noting the Cunard Building festooned with giant tulips to celebrate 100 … Continue reading

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Seacombe to New Brighton, 5th June 2016

We started this very hot and sunny day with a quick tour around some City Centre trees which had foxed us in February, hoping to do better now we can see their leaves. The mystery tree in St John’s gardens, … Continue reading

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Gwydyr Forest Park, Snowdonia 31st May 2016

Richard Surman, DaveB and I headed down the Conwy Valley to Llanwrst and crossed Pont Fawr, the narrow three-arch stone bridge before taking a steep road up to the Gwydir Forest Park Offices and the adjacent 17th-century Gwydir Uchaf Chapel. … Continue reading

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Dibbinsdale 30th May 2016

Six Swifts were screaming overhead in blue skies as I wandered down The Rake towards the Reserve On the now infamous fallen tree trunk on the slope running down from Bromborough Rake Station were a large number of impressive plates … Continue reading

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Woolton Woods and Allerton Cemetery, 29th May 2016

We started at Woolton Village with a quick look at the much-protested-against building works, then crossed the field diagonally and entered Woolton Woods. The cool shade was very welcome on such a hot and sunny day.  Across Camp Hill with … Continue reading

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