Category Archives: Sunday Group

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 →

It was Easter Sunday, but winter still had a sting in its tail. Storm Dave had roared through in the night, scattering the paths with broken twigs and small branches, but nothing worse. This morning the storm was blowing itself … Continue reading →

It was very busy at Parkgate, lots of day-trippers, bikers and cyclists. There was also a fair smattering of bird people with telescopes, attracted by the expected high tide just after 1pm, when the rising sea pushes the small rodents … Continue reading →

It promised to be a drizzly and windy day, with heavy showers around lunchtime. We hadn’t made a definite plan for today’s walk, but the weather suggested another visit to West Kirby. We go there a lot, but it’s a … Continue reading →

Today was St David’s Day, and he is the patron saint of Wales, whose emblem is a daffodil. The standard Welsh greeting for St. David’s Day is “Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus”, which translates directly to “Happy St. David’s Day” and … Continue reading →

After all the freezing and gloomy weather since Christmas, today was an astonishingly fine spring day, with bright sunshine and much milder temperatures (12°C = 53°F). In Birkenhead Park the Daffodils were all coming out. A man had taken his … Continue reading →

Allerton Cemetery was looking particularly gothic in the cold drizzle – tombstones, isolated buildings and Crows cawing forlornly. But there was a touch of colour next to one of the lodges, a Witch Hazel full of flowers. They are usually … Continue reading →