Author Archives: Barbara

There were magnificent displays of flowers all around Maghull station, and congratulations are due to the Maghull in Bloom volunteers and their sponsors, including the Great Mogul pub and other local businesses. Access to the canal is down Rutherford Road … Continue reading →

The tide was out at Parkgate, and on the marsh were two Little Egrets, a young Heron, two Mute Swans and very many Black-headed Gulls. There are House Martins nesting on Mostyn Square.  We walked up to the Old Baths … Continue reading →

There’s a small colony of House Martins nesting under the eaves in Preesall Close, which is near where the 44 bus dropped us, and adjacent to the path along the sea wall on the south east side of the reserve. … Continue reading →

Before meeting the group I checked some of the trees in St John’s Gardens. The Indian Bean trees are in bud and will flower shortly. The Trees of Heaven are flowering, but what kind of flowers are they? Various books … Continue reading →

Everton Park has been planted up with wild flower meadows, and it is spectacular. We wandered for an hour or more, admiring Poppies, Corncockle, Corn Marigold, Corn Chamomile, Buttercup, Red Campion, Viper’s Bugloss, Hedge Bedstraw, White Clover, Field Scabious, Knapweed, … Continue reading →

There is no regular bus service from Ormskirk to Burscough Bridge any more, but during Heritage Weekend Merseyside Transport Trust operated a free vintage bus service. It was fun to ride on an old Liverpool double-decker, with a conductor issuing … Continue reading →

The Inland Waterways Festival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, was at the Eldonian Village. We didn’t go straight there, though. We started at the Pier Head, noting the Cunard Building festooned with giant tulips to celebrate 100 … Continue reading →

We started this very hot and sunny day with a quick tour around some City Centre trees which had foxed us in February, hoping to do better now we can see their leaves. The mystery tree in St John’s gardens, … Continue reading →

We started at Woolton Village with a quick look at the much-protested-against building works, then crossed the field diagonally and entered Woolton Woods. The cool shade was very welcome on such a hot and sunny day.  Across Camp Hill with … Continue reading →

What a wash-out that was! We got absolutely soaked, and abandoned the walk after lunch. The day had started well, and we walked from the bus down Shore Drive, Bolton Road East and Dock Road North, admiring the young dark-red … Continue reading →