Author Archives: Barbara

Snow had been promised for the whole country, but Merseyside escaped. Nonetheless it was a very much reduced group of only four that met on a cold and frosty morning at Queen Square. We were thinking of going to to … Continue reading →

Our first Sunday walk of 2012 was on a cold, still day with the temperature just above freezing. At the south end of Sefton Park lake the usual crowd of Mute Swans, Canada Geese, Mallards, pigeons and Black-headed Gulls were … Continue reading →

It was a seriously wet day, bucketing down almost the whole time we were out. We got to West Derby Village at about 10.30, met Margaret and Howard, then trudged up the long drive to Croxteth Hall. Near the small … Continue reading →

Our usual pre-Christmas trip to Chester was on a cold and windy day, with occasional squally showers, but at least it wasn’t snowy and icy like last year. We walked along the canal, seeing just Moorhens and Mallards, then spotted … Continue reading →

On a bright, sunny, but very windy day we took the train to Southport and the 44 bus to Elswick Road, near Marshside. It was a very high tide, and the sea was up over the marsh, blown in no … Continue reading →

We started at Hamilton Square and after checking the station tower for Peregrine Falcons (none there today) went up to the Cenotaph for the Remembrance Day service. First year for a while that we didn’t need our umbrellas ! We … Continue reading →

A very good day for birds today! Even from the train we saw Pink-footed Geese and Curlew between Hall Road and Hightown. It was a gorgeous clear day, not a cloud in the sky. On the way down to the … Continue reading →

Despite the change of clocks, we all turned up at Liverpool ONE for the 82A to Riverside Drive. We had hoped the Festival Park would be open, but still no news of it. All we could do was look through … Continue reading →

On a cool sunny morning we took the 78 bus from Liverpool ONE to the junction of Rose Brow and Gateacre Brow and walked down to the Loop Line and south to Halewood Triangle Country Park. There were Magpies, Greenfinches, … Continue reading →