Author Archives: Barbara

Hale Village, 12th May 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Barbara

It was a cool, cloudy morning with a promise of rain from midday. We took the 82A from Liverpool ONE bus station at 10.17, arriving at Hale Village at 11am. Hale is famous for the 16th century giant, John Middleton … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Hale Village, 12th May 2013

Carr Mill, Saturday 11th May 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Barbara

Report from John Clegg On a wet and windy morning seven members started our walk by looking over the large expanse of water at the back of the Waterside pub.  Large numbers of Swallows and House Martins flew low over … Continue reading →

Posted in MNA reports | Comments Off on Carr Mill, Saturday 11th May 2013

Birkenhead Riverside, 5th May 2013

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Barbara

What a glorious day it was! We walked the new footpath from Seacombe to Woodside, through Birkenhead docks. It’s the most recent addition to the Wirral Circular Trail, opened up last September after a 12-year campaign by a Wirral resident. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Birkenhead Riverside, 5th May 2013

Out and About – April pictures from Ken Lewis

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Barbara

Ken says:  Spring is busy time for me but I thought our members would like to see some of the images I have taken this April. Great Crested Grebes at Carr Mill Dam. Wheatear, taken at the Sychnan Pass near … Continue reading →

Posted in MNA reports | Comments Off on Out and About – April pictures from Ken Lewis

Lydiate, 28th April 2013

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Barbara

Blossom is starting to burst out everywhere, especially on all the splendid Magnolias we admired from the bus on the way to Lydiate. It still isn’t really warm, but dry and overcast, with a freshening breeze, very clear views from … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Lydiate, 28th April 2013

Croxteth Hall, 21st April 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Barbara

This was a joint MNA / Sunday Group walk.  On a cloudy day with a forecast of rain, two MNA members joined the Sunday Group at Queen Square, with the rest of the MNA expected to be on the 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Croxteth Hall, 21st April 2013

Ainsdale Spring Fungi Foray, Sunday 14th April 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Barbara

Report from Tony Carter. A welcome change in the weather. Bright and warm with a few light showers, if a little breezy, for the NWFG fungi foray. Happily, the recent flooding of the land round the pond has subsided, so … Continue reading →

Posted in MNA reports | Comments Off on Ainsdale Spring Fungi Foray, Sunday 14th April 2013

Canal 2, Seaforth to Old Roan, 14th April 2013

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Barbara

Spring has definitely arrived. I enter in evidence ducklings, mating coots and mating toads. Hooray! We took the X2 bus to Bridge Road, Seaforth and headed for Old Roan. It was an overcast and windy day, with one rain shower … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Canal 2, Seaforth to Old Roan, 14th April 2013

Thornton Hough, 7th April 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Barbara

The winter may be over, but spring still hasn’t properly arrived. It was cool today, with a weak sun, but at least not the freezing weather that we’ve had for so long. We took the 487 bus from Sir Thomas … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Group | Comments Off on Thornton Hough, 7th April 2013

Wirral Way, Hooton to Heswall, 6th April 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Barbara

This was the first of our series of Wirral Circular walks, intended eventually to cover the whole distance from Hooton to Seacombe. It was Grand National Day and at Moorfields I noticed groups of men in suits, and young women … Continue reading →

Posted in MNA reports | Comments Off on Wirral Way, Hooton to Heswall, 6th April 2013