Monthly Archives: March 2017

Marshside, 26th March 2017

It was dazzlingly sunny as we left the bus in Preesall Close, and it stayed that way all day. We wondered if the House Martins who nest under the eaves there would be back and building, but there was no … Continue reading

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Wirral Way, Neston and Parkgate, 19th March 2017

Despite the colder turn, spring is still moving forward. I love this time of year, when the distant trees show faint washes of colour – misty greens and maroons – as they start to bud and leaf. There was a … Continue reading

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Wigan Flashes 18th March 2017

Seven hardy souls braved the atrocious weather for today’s MNA walk around Wigan Flashes. We met up near Wigan Pier that despite reports of it being demolished looked reasonably intact. We wandered along a short section of the Leeds-Liverpool canal … Continue reading

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Calderstones, 12th March 2017

When we entered the park near the south east corner, at the Allerton Road / Ballantrae Road junction, we found a new path going off to the left, through some shrubby woods. There were clumps of Three-cornered Leek and a … Continue reading

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Southport, 5th March 2017

Well, what nasty Sunday weather that was! A hard cold rain started at about 9.30 am and went on relentlessly all day. Even the city centre pigeons decided to take shelter inside Central Station. Somewhere with plenty of cover was … Continue reading

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