Author Archives: Barbara

Carr Mill Dam, Sunday 14th July 2013

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Barbara

From Tony Carter On Sunday 14th I led a small group on a fungi foray at Carr Mill. Not the best time for fungi but we chose this site because the ditches running alongside the paths are usually flooded during … Continue reading →

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Freshfield, 14th July 2013

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Barbara

The heatwave continues, and when we arrived at Freshfield station there were hordes of people getting off the train and heading down Victoria Road. We made a swift left turn onto College Path and took the footpath running through the … Continue reading →

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Whitegate Way 13th July 2013

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Barbara

(Report from John Clegg).  On the hottest day of the year so far, nine menbers joined the tailback of traffic that took 30 minutes to cross the Runcorn Bridge. Whitegate Way is an old railway line, opened on 1st June … Continue reading →

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Woolston Eyes Open Day, 30th June 2013

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Barbara

We were at the limit of the distance our bus passes could reasonably take us today. We caught the 7A at 9.55 from Queen Square to Warrington Bus Station, then straight onto the number 3 at 11.15, which took us … Continue reading →

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Canal 4, Maghull to Lydiate, 16th June 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Barbara

The train from Central Station dropped us at Maghull at 10.30, and we resumed our northward progress at the footbridge we had reached a few weeks ago. It was warm and overcast, but the sun broke out later in the … Continue reading →

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Choke disease fungus

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Barbara

From Tony Carter On Friday 14th June, I accepted an invitation to join Professor Tom Bultman of Hope College, Michigan at Court Hey Park.  He has been studying the fungi of the Epichloe family. This fungus causes Choke Disease in … Continue reading →

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Neston Quayside, 9th June 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Barbara

With another hot and sunny day in prospect we met at Sir Thomas Street for the 487 Parkgate bus at 10.30. We got off at Neston near Sainsbury’s, walked through the churchyard, down Church Lane, across the Wirral Way, and … Continue reading →

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Calderstones Park, 2nd June 2013

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Barbara

At last, a warm, sunny day!  We took the 80A bus from Great Charlotte Street to Allerton Road and walked to the park via Allerton Church.  Just inside the park gate near Ballantrae Road there was a carpet of flowers … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Atlantic, 26th May 2013

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Barbara

Down to the Albert Dock for the Battle of the Atlantic weekend. There was bunting, and crowds, and Russian sailors with their oversize caps, who were searching for somewhere to change their roubles. We spotted them later with souvenir bags … Continue reading →

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Canal 3, Old Roan to Maghull, 19th May 2013

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Barbara

It was an overcast and mild day, with hardly any wind, so the canal was calm and flat, and all the early wayside flowers were coming out. We met at Central Station at 10am, took the Ormskirk train at 10.10 … Continue reading →

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