Author Archives: Sabena Blackbird

A packed MNA coach for our visit to Anglesey. Our first blustery location was Cors Erddreiniog the largest of the Anglesey fens. This extensive reserve is located between the small villages of Bryn Teg and Capel Coch and boasts NNR, … Continue reading →

Sea Kale Growing On Cemlyn’s Shingle Bank After a brief convenience stop at the loos at Penrhos CP it was off to the second venue for today’s coach trip Cemlyn Bay NR. Cemlyn is known mainly as a valuable site … Continue reading →

Chris Butterworth, Dave Bryant and I had a hike up through a forestry reserve and across the moors between Cynwyd and Corwen in Denbighshire Wales. At Cynwyd we looked across a stone bridge at the cascading Trystion stream, a tributary of … Continue reading →

The planned destination for today’s MNA coach trip was Hutton Roof but it was not to be… Our coach developed a mechanical problem close to Carnforth and we slowly trundled into the Truckhaven services in first gear.Nature is everywhere! so … Continue reading →

Worthington Lakes, owned by United Utilities, are made up of three reservoirs built to supply Wigan with drinking water and are fed by the River Douglas which originates on the moors above Rivington.It was still hot when we arrived at … Continue reading →

Blue skies blazing sun and breezy conditions greeted our arrival. A large shoal of Common Minnows Phoxinus phoxinus and a young Pike Esox lucius were swimming amongst the newly planted reeds as we crossed the boardwalk to the visitor village. … Continue reading →

Dave Bryant, Dave Hardy and I picked a stonking day to visit the RSPB reserve at Dove Stones in the Derbyshire Peak District. We caught the Scarborough train at Lime St, changing at Staleybridge and continuing for a few stops … Continue reading →

  Farmyard Goose A regular venue for MNA coach trips, Ellesmere is always a popular favourite. We arrived to scattered clouds, sunshine and a gaggle of rather vocal farmyard Geese, Greylags and Canadas all begging for food from the day-trippers. … Continue reading →

It was a great turn-out with over twenty MNA members for our visit to the Wildlife Trust Reserve at Mere Sands Wood. Commendably many arrived using public transport or shared cars. Buzzards circled over the wood, a female Kestrel perched … Continue reading →