Category Archives: Sunday Group

It wasn’t the best day to walk along the front – the gloomy weather forecast said heavy rain all day. Only the hardiest few of us turned up for the 10am ferry and we almost had it to ourselves. Surprisingly, … Continue reading →

We met at Great Charlotte Street and took the 76A towards Woolton, getting off at 10.45 at the junction of Menlove Avenue / Beech Lane and Cromptons Lane. It was warm, still and overcast. No special birds today, but we … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful day for the crossing, warm and mostly sunny, breezy out by the islands but quite humid inland. We caught the 9.50 train from Central and were at the Dee Lane slipway by 10.45. The sands were … Continue reading →

Two days before the official start of summer, and some of the trees think it’s autumn already! We’d got the 130 bus from Queen Square to Northern Perimeter Road and on the way we saw some Rowan trees with orangey … Continue reading →

After the very dry weather of the last few weeks, today we were washed out early by heavy rain. It had been only cool and drizzly when we left Queen Square on the 10A bus at 10 past 10, but … Continue reading →

A day of flowers today, both in the fields south of the M62 and in the National Wildflower Centre. We got the 161 bus at 10.20 from Queen Square to Roby Village and walked south along the footpath called Carr … Continue reading →

We met at Central for the 10.08 train, arriving at Freshfield at 10.40. It was a dull, overcast day with a stiff breeze. It’s been windy for over a week now.  We walked around the Freshfield Dune Heath LWT reserve, … Continue reading →

More silly games with Merseytravel this morning. We needed to get the number 10 bus at 10.06 to  make a tight connection at St Helens Bus Station. As we waited, a man came and fitted a new timetable into the … Continue reading →

We took the 487 bus from Sir Thomas Street at 10.30, arriving at the Seven Stars at 11.15. Our walk today took us by fields and footpaths to Brimstage and back. It was a bright sunny day, but not quite … Continue reading →

We started the day with some fun with public transport. Since there were road works in Dale Street, the 300 bus, which usually stops in Sir Thomas Street, was meant to stop at Queen Square, but nobody had told the … Continue reading →