Monthly Archives: July 2019

Rotten Row, Southport, 28th July 2019

It was raining hard when we met in Queen Square. What a change after the record-breaking heatwave of last week! While we waited for the bus we looked again at the unidentified tree next to the New Look shop. It … Continue reading

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Wirral Way, 21st July 2019

Today we walked the first stretch of the Wirral Way, Hooton to Hadlow Road and back. It’s a linear path, the former route of the old Hooton to West Kirkby line of the Birkenhead railway. It closed in 1962, anticipating … Continue reading

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Norris Green and Newsham Parks, 14th July 2019

Norris Green Park is a new venue for us, inspired by Channel 5’s “Great Garden Challenge”, shown on 2nd July. Last autumn, two teams of designers and their helpers made small competing gardens in this run-down public park, which have … Continue reading

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Ormskirk Parks, 7th July 2019

We had hoped to get to Burscough for their Scarecrow Festival, but the regular bus from Ormskirk to Burscough doesn’t run on Sundays, and there were no special buses provided, so Ormskirk was as far as we got. They have … Continue reading

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Chester Zoo Nature Reserve, 30th June 2019

A long bus ride, but an easy walk on this hot day. North of the Chester Zoo car park is their small Nature reserve, which is mostly wildflower meadow, but with a bit of woodland, the canal at the north, … Continue reading

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