Monthly Archives: July 2026

It’s six or seven years since we have been to Hesketh Park, another of the Victorian gems designed by Edward Kemp.  Like many parks nowadays, it has become wilder, as councils are not able to keep up the standards of…

It was another hot one today, really too hot to be pounding the pavements. We were diverted from Hillside station by the arrangements for the “Open” golf tournament, with many police in attendance to shepherd the crowds towards the course,…

New Ferry Butterfly Park doesn’t open until 12, so we pottered about in Port Sunlight in the morning. We always walk through the Dell, looking at the trees there. Uncommon ones include a  Brewer Spruce, a Honey Locust, a Manchurian…