Author Archives: Barbara

A fine, mostly sunny day for a stroll around Southport’s Marine Lake. We were amazed to see all the Mute Swans clustered together (54 of them) where they were being fed by two local people. I think that couple feed … Continue reading →

Despite the day starting in a fine drizzly rain, we visited several different places today. The first was the new wildlife mural off Knowsley Road in Bootle, running along a railway line on a footpath leading to All Saints Primary … Continue reading →

Pickering’s Pasture is a local nature reserve on the Mersey estuary, near to the Widnes/Runcorn bridges. When we arrived the sandbanks were still showing in the river, soon to be covered by the incoming tide. They held many distant birds … Continue reading →

The water in Sefton Park lake is very low and the banks on either side, usually lush green grass, are now yellow and dried-up. We felt occasional spots of rain, and there will probably be some welcome proper rain later … Continue reading →

From Grove Road station we walked past St Nicholas’s church and the golf club to the southern end of King’s Parade. It was a warm, humid day, with a refreshing sea breeze.  At the station, we noted the first red … Continue reading →

We entered the park at the southernmost gate. It was a warm and sunny day, with welcome shade under the trees. The grassy lawns at the entrance have been left unmowed in the centre, and are now a tangle of … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

From Seaforth and Litherland station, we crossed Seaforth Road by the pedestrian lights, then floated safely over the heavy dock traffic on Princess Way via the tall footbridge. The inconspicuous entrance to the park is under the railway bridge and … Continue reading →