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Hoylake, 14th October 2012

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Barbara

It was a beautiful sunny day, with golden leaves falling and a Wood Pigeon and a Blackbird working through the red berries on my own Cotoneaster as I started out.  A lovely day for the Liverpool Marathon. We met at … Continue reading →

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Gilroy Pool and Langfields 13th October 2012.

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Barbara

(Report by John Clegg). Twelve members came out. The morning was bright but it turned very wet in the afternoon and the fields were very soggy and covered with standing water. Birds seen: Collared Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Dunnock, … Continue reading →

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Wirral Bus and Tram Show, 7th October 2012

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Barbara

(Report and pictures by John Clegg)  Owing to flooding on Sefton Meadows we had to change our plans. We took the 11am ferry to Woodside to the Wirral Bus and Tram show. At Woodside we boarded a Liverpool Corporation tram … Continue reading →

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After the Monsoon

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Barbara

From Tony Carter I avoided the monsoon rains yesterday to take a look at the shrubbery in Calderstones Park, Liverpool. It runs from the Harthill Road end, where the model railway is, towards the main path leading to the Hall. … Continue reading →

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Eastham, 23rd September 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Barbara

On a cool, overcast, autumnal morning we took the no. 1 Chester bus to New Chester Road opposite Christ the King church, then headed down the footpath into Eastham Woods. We didn’t see any ground fungi but the recent winds … Continue reading →

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Fossils, rocks and pubs, 16th September 2012

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Barbara

It was warm, bright and clear first thing, and although heavy rain had been forecast it didn’t really come down until about 2 o’clock when we were nearly at Sandhills on our way home. Liverpool Geological Society published a little … Continue reading →

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After the foray

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Barbara

From Tony Carter, 12th September 2012 After the foray at Freshfield on Sunday, 9th, I travelled back to Liverpool South Parkway, where I had left my car. Driving into Long Lane dual carriageway at Garston, I noticed some fungi on … Continue reading →

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Seeing Red

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Barbara

From Tony Carter, 9th September 2012 A fungus that I always look for in hedgerows is Tubaria dispersa (previously T. auctocthona). This attractive little species is found under Hawthorn and grows out of the buried, mummified berries. I look for … Continue reading →

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Freshfield Dune Heath and Ainsdale Woods, 8th Sept 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Barbara

Tony Carter has sent a species list from our fungal foray at the weekend.  AINSDALE WOODS Chroogomphus rutilus                       Copper Spike  (See photo below) Lycoperdon pratense                          Meadow Puffball Suillus granulatus                                Weeping Bolete  (See photo below) Panellus stipticus                                Bitter Oysterling (See photo … Continue reading →

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Churchtown, 9th September 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Barbara

To get to Churchtown, take the train to Southport then the 49 Crossens bus from Lord Street to Churchtown village, in the parish of North Meols. This Meols is pronounced “Meals”, whereas the one on the Wirral is “Mells”. It … Continue reading →

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