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Town Lane woodland, Southport, 28th September 2014

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Barbara

This area is managed as part of the Mersey Forest and is located at Kew, south east of Southport town centre, near Southport General Hospital and close to Dobbies Garden Centre. It is open scrubland with some trees, and Fine … Continue reading →

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Gannets at Bass Rock

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Barbara

Ken Lewis says: I have just got back from North Berwick.  I had a day on Bass Rock and the Scottish Sea Bird Centre. Did a chumming on the return to Dunbar. It was very special and I would like … Continue reading →

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Clock Face Country Park, Sunday 14th September 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Barbara

Tony Carter reports: A cool day for the North West Fungus Group foray. Although conditions were dry there were still plenty of fungi to be found. This is a very new piece of woodland, planted on the site of the … Continue reading →

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The Ken Jordan Memorial Foray, Sunday 7th September 2014

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Barbara

Tony Carter reports:  Members of North West Fungus Group and MNA joined together at the Warden’s Office to look for fungi at Ainsdale Sand Dunes Reserve.  Ground conditions were drier than expected and some areas were not as productive as … Continue reading →

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Lydiate to Maghull, 7th September 2014

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Barbara

For this fifth section of the Trans-Pennine Trail we had a clear and sunny day, bright and warm without being too hot. At Lydiate Hall Farm the Peacocks appeared to be moulting their tail feathers, but there was a stern … Continue reading →

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Red Kites

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Barbara

Ken Lewis says:  Last week I had a day out at Gigrin Farm near Rhayader. To see the numbers of Kites in the air was fantastic.  I used to go with the MNA every year to see the last remaining … Continue reading →

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Taylor Park St Helens, 31st August 2014

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Barbara

Two out of the last three times we have been to Taylor Park were on very wet days, but happily the rain kept off today. There were lines of molehills on the wet lawn, and under a Common Lime tree … Continue reading →

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Woodvale to Lydiate, 24th August 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Barbara

The forecast was for cool and overcast weather but they got it wrong – it turned out to be sunny and warm, a bit too warm for us to be walking as far as we did. We started this fourth … Continue reading →

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Shropshire Union Canal, Ellesmere Port to Stoake, 17th August 2014

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Barbara

                    It was a day of sunshine and light showers, but the sun was shining when we arrived at Ellesmere Port Station and we stopped to admire their small wildlife plot, … Continue reading →

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Reynold’s Park, 10th August 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Barbara

We were promised the tail end of Hurricane Bertha today, but although it rained lightly during the morning, it cleared up in the early afternoon. Not such a wash-out as we had feared. We concentrated on trees today, and kicked … Continue reading →

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