Category Archives: Sunday Group

It was overcast and mild today, 15 or 16 degrees, but with a strong breeze.  Our first bird of note was a Buzzard over Bidston tip, seen from the train. In West Kirby the Mahonia was blooming in the brief … Continue reading →

The day started with a blue sky and a fresh breeze, and I took the opportunity to look at the leaves of the Gingko trees in Williamson Square, whose green is now bordered with gold. From Ainsdale Station we turned … Continue reading →

For this sixth section of the Trans-Pennine Trail we had a gloriously sunny day, 12 degrees when we started out (that’s 54 degrees in old money), but getting much warmer in the sunshine during the day.  Our first birds were … Continue reading →

              It was a bright and sunny autumn day, noticeably cooler than in recent weeks. The new Port Sunlight Riverside Park lies between Bromborough Pool and New Ferry, on the south bank of the … Continue reading →

This area is managed as part of the Mersey Forest and is located at Kew, south east of Southport town centre, near Southport General Hospital and close to Dobbies Garden Centre. It is open scrubland with some trees, and Fine … Continue reading →

For this fifth section of the Trans-Pennine Trail we had a clear and sunny day, bright and warm without being too hot. At Lydiate Hall Farm the Peacocks appeared to be moulting their tail feathers, but there was a stern … Continue reading →

Two out of the last three times we have been to Taylor Park were on very wet days, but happily the rain kept off today. There were lines of molehills on the wet lawn, and under a Common Lime tree … Continue reading →

The forecast was for cool and overcast weather but they got it wrong – it turned out to be sunny and warm, a bit too warm for us to be walking as far as we did. We started this fourth … Continue reading →

                    It was a day of sunshine and light showers, but the sun was shining when we arrived at Ellesmere Port Station and we stopped to admire their small wildlife plot, … Continue reading →

We were promised the tail end of Hurricane Bertha today, but although it rained lightly during the morning, it cleared up in the early afternoon. Not such a wash-out as we had feared. We concentrated on trees today, and kicked … Continue reading →