Category Archives: Sunday Group

It was a wet morning, and the south of England was gearing up for a big storm, but the weather forecast for the Haskayne area was for sunshine, and so it turned out to be. This historic stretch of the … Continue reading →

It’s still warm, with showers between the sunshine. They are refurbishing King’s Gardens with the help of Lottery money, so the café was surrounded with hoardings and many of the Victorian shelters are being dismantled. On  the lawns after a … Continue reading →

Another sunny day, which may be the last fine day before the autumn starts in earnest. We went to Eastham Village to see the old Yew tree there, which is probably the oldest tree on Merseyside. Believed to be about … Continue reading →

The mini-heatwave continues! It was overcast but remarkably warm for late September. We took the train to Blundellsands and Crosby station and followed The Serpentine around to the park gates. Blundellsands key park is one of the few members-only parks … Continue reading →

(Report from John Clegg). Five Sunday Group members visited this area of mixed woodland, open pasture and the River Mersey. The tide was out and on one of the sandbanks was a large flock of Black-tailed Godwit, which suddenly took … Continue reading →

We met at Liverpool ONE bus station and took the 80A bus to Blackburne Street / Banks Way, on the edge of the Liverpool International Business Park. A path leads into the Speke Garston Coastal Reserve, an area of reeds … Continue reading →

It was a cloudy and blustery day, but sunshine was expected. Our first bird of the day was a young Herring Gull in Queen Square Bus Station, probably not long out of its nest. It was calling and begging to … Continue reading →

On a cloudy day with a threat of showers we took the 437 West Kirby bus to Bidston, arriving at  Upton Road / Boundary Road by 10.30, then setting off along the footpath called King George’s Way, which climbs through … Continue reading →

Another warm day, but overcast and humid, with the threat of thundery showers.  We took the 433 bus from Sir Thomas Street, and arrived in New Brighton at 10.45. There was very little wildlife interest today. Around the Marine Lake … Continue reading →

It was an overcast day, noticeably cooler, with a brisk breeze. Only a short leg today, not much more than a mile, which would have been very welcome if it had been as hot as it was earlier in the … Continue reading →