Category Archives: Sunday Group

Everton Park has been planted up with wild flower meadows, and it is spectacular. We wandered for an hour or more, admiring Poppies, Corncockle, Corn Marigold, Corn Chamomile, Buttercup, Red Campion, Viper’s Bugloss, Hedge Bedstraw, White Clover, Field Scabious, Knapweed, … Continue reading →

There is no regular bus service from Ormskirk to Burscough Bridge any more, but during Heritage Weekend Merseyside Transport Trust operated a free vintage bus service. It was fun to ride on an old Liverpool double-decker, with a conductor issuing … Continue reading →

The Inland Waterways Festival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, was at the Eldonian Village. We didn’t go straight there, though. We started at the Pier Head, noting the Cunard Building festooned with giant tulips to celebrate 100 … Continue reading →

We started this very hot and sunny day with a quick tour around some City Centre trees which had foxed us in February, hoping to do better now we can see their leaves. The mystery tree in St John’s gardens, … Continue reading →

We started at Woolton Village with a quick look at the much-protested-against building works, then crossed the field diagonally and entered Woolton Woods. The cool shade was very welcome on such a hot and sunny day.  Across Camp Hill with … Continue reading →

What a wash-out that was! We got absolutely soaked, and abandoned the walk after lunch. The day had started well, and we walked from the bus down Shore Drive, Bolton Road East and Dock Road North, admiring the young dark-red … Continue reading →

Near Mossley Hill Station, on the grassy central reservation between Templemore and Rathmore Avenues, which continue southwards as Brodie Avenue, is a group of trees called the Liverpool Thorn Collection. They are various rare relatives of the Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) … Continue reading →

The RSPB were having a “Birds from the Pier” event, which was odd because, unusually for Southport, the tide was in. The only birds to be seen were those flying past in groups, called out by Sefton Ranger John Dempsey. … Continue reading →

The Gingko trees in Williamson Square are just sprouting and the leaves of my neighbourhood Whitebeams are coming out like hands clasped in prayer. Despite these signs of advancing spring, there was a fine drizzly rain all day. We started … Continue reading →

We had a long run on the bus this morning, almost the whole route of the 47. My goal was to see the magnificent pink Cherry trees on Preston New Road, planted in the last half mile before the Crossens … Continue reading →