Monthly Archives: April 2017

A Foxglove Tree in Crosby

Thanks to a tip-off, I went to see this rare Foxglove Tree Paulownia tomentosa in a private front garden in Crosby this morning. It’s only the third one I know of in Merseyside. (There’s also a small weedy one in … Continue reading

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Port Sunlight Bioblitz 26th & 27th May

Port Sunlight River Park will be holdiing a Bioblitz on 26th and 27th May  On Friday 26th there will be an opportunity for recorders to record and also there will be several school visits. There will be a bat walk … Continue reading

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Frankby Cemetery and Royden Park, 23rd April 2017

We entered Frankby Cemetery at the north-east end, near Frankby Green. A Robin greeted us from a low branch and a Chiffchaff was calling. There is a Hillsborough gravestone on a corner there, which we stopped to look at. By … Continue reading

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Leasowe, 9th April 2017

Leasowe on the north Wirral coast is a good place to find spring migrant birds, so we hoped to make our 1000 I-Spy bird points today: only 50 to go. We got off to a good start in Berrylands Road … Continue reading

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Haskayne, 2nd April 2017

Today we walked the section of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from Halsall to Downholland Cross. Bright sunshine all day, with just an occasional chilly breeze. In the gardens the Magnolia petals are dropping and the Forsythias are past their best, but … Continue reading

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