Author Archives: Barbara

We met at Central Station at 10am for the 10.15 train. Changed to a Rail Replacement bus at Rock Ferry, which didn’t get us to Ellesmere Port until 20 to 12, and we were at the Museum just before 12. … Continue reading →

We met at Lime Street station for the 10.26 train to Widnes, then walked just a few yards along Birchfield Road to the park. It was a perfect autumn day, with a clear sky and crispy leaves underfoot.    The … Continue reading →

What a contrast to last week! We had a glorious sunny boat trip on the canal from Haskayne to Burscough on the barge “Pride of Sefton”. Twelve of us met at 10.10 am on 10/10/10 (which had to be a … Continue reading →

What a horrible wet day it was! We were supposed to be going to Hilbre Island for the Open Day, but it was just too wet. We stood at the Dee Lane slipway at West Kirby and looked glumly over … Continue reading →

We got the 82 from Liverpool ONE bus station, got off at the stop before Aigburth Vale and we were at Sefton Park lake by 10.30. It was a cool day, but sunny and bright. Following the upheavals and renovations … Continue reading →

It was a really wet day today, not really nature walking weather, so it was a help that the bus journey was 1¼ hours each way!  We took the 82A from Liverpool ONE bus station at 10.14 and rode all … Continue reading →

I heard the first Pink-footed Geese of the autumn this morning, flying over my garden in Crosby. It was a lovely bright day, but there was a bite of autumn in the air. We met at Sir Thomas Street for … Continue reading →

We met at Queen Square on a warm but overcast morning for the X2 at 9.57. From Myers Road East we walked through the houses to Rimrose Valley Country Park, straight across to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and turned south. There … Continue reading →

It was a wild and blowy morning as we took the 78 from Liverpool ONE bus station to Woolton. The sun came out while we were in the field on the way to Woolton Woods, and we saw Woodpigeons, Black-headed … Continue reading →