Category Archives: Sunday Group

Just into September and the trees are starting to display their fruits and seeds, but the only autumnal leaf colour was on those Horse Chestnuts which have been badly affected by the leaf miner. We found our first conker today, … Continue reading →

The notice at Dee Lane slipway said we were not supposed to set out until 11.30, but there were crowds already ahead of us at 11.20. After the recent uptick in seaside fatalities, the Lifeguards were very obvious all day. … Continue reading →

Calderstones Park holds one of the finest tree collections in the North West, and is perhaps the best park for trees in Britain. Today we hoped to see a rarity in flower, the Golden Rain tree, also known as the … Continue reading →

This was a joint MNA / Sunday Group walk, with eight of us altogether – three “double” members, one “Sunday only” person and three additional “Nats”.  After noticing the molehills on Frankby Green we turned into Frankby Cemetery, hoping for … Continue reading →

There were magnificent displays of flowers all around Maghull station, and congratulations are due to the Maghull in Bloom volunteers and their sponsors, including the Great Mogul pub and other local businesses. Access to the canal is down Rutherford Road … Continue reading →

The tide was out at Parkgate, and on the marsh were two Little Egrets, a young Heron, two Mute Swans and very many Black-headed Gulls. There are House Martins nesting on Mostyn Square.  We walked up to the Old Baths … Continue reading →

There’s a small colony of House Martins nesting under the eaves in Preesall Close, which is near where the 44 bus dropped us, and adjacent to the path along the sea wall on the south east side of the reserve. … Continue reading →

Before meeting the group I checked some of the trees in St John’s Gardens. The Indian Bean trees are in bud and will flower shortly. The Trees of Heaven are flowering, but what kind of flowers are they? Various books … Continue reading →

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 →