Author Archives: Barbara

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 →

Otterspool Park is a pedestrian road that was once a carriageway to a proposed mansion on the banks of the Mersey. That mansion was never built and the land was taken over by the Council. In the 1950s and 60s … Continue reading →

Opposite St Chad’s church, on the south side of Kirkby Row, is an open grassy area through which flows the Kirby Brook, on its way to the river Alt. The usual urban birds were there, Carrion Crow, Blackbirds, Wood Pigeons, … Continue reading →

It was a Bank Holiday heatwave, with bright sun and a cloudless sky. Luckily for us, most paths in Birkenhead Park are under trees, cool and shady for strolling around. Near the Ashville Road gateway into the lower park a … Continue reading →