Category Archives: Sunday Group

It was a seriously wet day, bucketing down almost the whole time we were out. We got to West Derby Village at about 10.30, met Margaret and Howard, then trudged up the long drive to Croxteth Hall. Near the small … Continue reading →

Our usual pre-Christmas trip to Chester was on a cold and windy day, with occasional squally showers, but at least it wasn’t snowy and icy like last year. We walked along the canal, seeing just Moorhens and Mallards, then spotted … Continue reading →

On a bright, sunny, but very windy day we took the train to Southport and the 44 bus to Elswick Road, near Marshside. It was a very high tide, and the sea was up over the marsh, blown in no … Continue reading →

We started at Hamilton Square and after checking the station tower for Peregrine Falcons (none there today) went up to the Cenotaph for the Remembrance Day service. First year for a while that we didn’t need our umbrellas ! We … Continue reading →

A very good day for birds today! Even from the train we saw Pink-footed Geese and Curlew between Hall Road and Hightown. It was a gorgeous clear day, not a cloud in the sky. On the way down to the … Continue reading →

Despite the change of clocks, we all turned up at Liverpool ONE for the 82A to Riverside Drive. We had hoped the Festival Park would be open, but still no news of it. All we could do was look through … Continue reading →

On a cool sunny morning we took the 78 bus from Liverpool ONE to the junction of Rose Brow and Gateacre Brow and walked down to the Loop Line and south to Halewood Triangle Country Park. There were Magpies, Greenfinches, … Continue reading →

On the day of the Liverpool Marathon we avoided the disruption of public transport in the city centre and took the 80A bus to Speke Road / Banks Road and walked down to the coastal reserve. It was a warm … Continue reading →

The 300 bus from Sir Thomas Street dropped us at Haskayne at 11.15 and we made our way to the canalside and boarded the Pride of Sefton barge for a trip on the canal. It had been a gloriously warm … Continue reading →

The 53 bus dropped us at Alexandra Park in Crosby just before 11. We had a short poke around the small park, admiring a totem pole on one of the lawns and the restored “Green Lady” fountain. The lady is … Continue reading →