Category Archives: Sunday Group

New Ferry Butterfly Park doesn’t open until 12, so we pottered about in Port Sunlight in the morning. We always walk through the Dell, looking at the trees there. Uncommon ones include a  Brewer Spruce, a Honey Locust, a Manchurian … Continue reading →

From Seaforth and Litherland station, we crossed Seaforth Road by the pedestrian lights, then floated safely over the heavy dock traffic on Princess Way via the tall footbridge. The inconspicuous entrance to the park is under the railway bridge and … Continue reading →

Otterspool Park is a pedestrian road that was once a carriageway to a proposed mansion on the banks of the Mersey. That mansion was never built and the land was taken over by the Council. In the 1950s and 60s … Continue reading →

Opposite St Chad’s church, on the south side of Kirkby Row, is an open grassy area through which flows the Kirby Brook, on its way to the river Alt. The usual urban birds were there, Carrion Crow, Blackbirds, Wood Pigeons, … Continue reading →

It was a Bank Holiday heatwave, with bright sun and a cloudless sky. Luckily for us, most paths in Birkenhead Park are under trees, cool and shady for strolling around. Near the Ashville Road gateway into the lower park a … Continue reading →

It was an unexpectedly bright and sunny day, with long views from Hoylake’s North Parade, over what used to be their beach, to Hilbre Island in the Dee estuary and the North Wales mountains in the distance. We started from … Continue reading →

The forecast said it would rain all day, but it was wrong. It was just humid and damp – what the Irish call a “fine, soft day”.  It was quiet, too. There weren’t many dog walkers, and just a few … Continue reading →

We were joined at St Michael’s by several MNA members, some with phone apps at the ready to identify plants and birdsong. Inspired by a recent talk at Calderstones on veteran and ancient trees, we went looking for a veteran … Continue reading →

Wallasey Central Park is a medium-sized and pretty park near Liscard. The wooded edge along Liscard Road had a Chiffchaff calling, a Blackbird and several Wood Pigeons. Small White butterflies were about, and there were clumps of Spanish Bluebells scattered … Continue reading →

Rice Lane City Farm is a 24-acre, volunteer-run site occupying land which was once Walton Parochial Cemetery, serving the poor from the Liverpool and Walton Workhouse hospitals. It is still consecrated ground, with graves still visible along the paths. South of … Continue reading →