Category Archives: Sunday Group

Sefton Park, 26th September 2010

We got the 82 from Liverpool ONE bus station, got off at the stop before Aigburth Vale and we were at Sefton Park lake by 10.30. It was a cool day, but sunny and bright. Following the upheavals and renovations … Continue reading

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Runcorn Hill LNR, 19th September 2010

It was a really wet day today, not really nature walking weather, so it was a help that the bus journey was 1¼ hours each way!  We took the 82A from Liverpool ONE bus station at 10.14 and rode all … Continue reading

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New Brighton and Rake Lane Cemetery, 12th September 2010

I heard the first Pink-footed Geese of the autumn this morning, flying over my garden in Crosby. It was a lovely bright day, but there was a bite of autumn in the air. We met at Sir Thomas Street for … Continue reading

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Crosby to Bootle on the canal, 5th September 2010

We met at Queen Square on a warm but overcast morning for the X2 at 9.57. From Myers Road East we walked through the houses to Rimrose Valley Country Park, straight across to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and turned south. There … Continue reading

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Woolton, 29th August 2010

It was a wild and blowy morning as we took the 78 from Liverpool ONE bus station to Woolton. The sun came out while we were in the field on the way to Woolton Woods, and we saw Woodpigeons, Black-headed … Continue reading

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Thornton and Crosby Cemetery Gardens, 22nd August 2010

We took the X2 from Queen Square at 9.57, arriving at Aldi in Thornton at about 10.30. We walked via Edge Lane, Water Street and Lydiate Lane to Thornton Garden of Rest. It was a really warm sunny day, which … Continue reading

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Pickering’s Pasture, 1st August 2010

The flowers and the butterflies were wonderful today! It was overcast and breezy as we took the 82A from Liverpool ONE at 10.15 to Hale Bank. A short walk down Mersey View Road brought us down to the river bank.  … Continue reading

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“The Dream”, St Helens, 18th July 2010

The weather wasn’t encouraging when we met at Lime Street Station for the 10.01 Manchester train.  We left Lea Green station at 10.25 and walked south on Chester Lane in a continuous light drizzle. Turned right into Brickfields Daisyfield nature … Continue reading

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Burscough to Rufford, 11th July 2010

It was a longish walk for us today, about 4 miles along the canal. We took the 10.10 train to Ormskirk then waited about half an hour in Ormskirk bus station for the 2B bus at 11.15 to Burscough Bridge … Continue reading

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Bidston, 4th July 2010

We had an interesting mixed bag of places to see today. We took the 437 West Kirkby bus from Sir Thomas Street at 10.20, arriving at Upton Road/Grasmere Avenue at 10.45. It was warm and overcast, with a gusty wind … Continue reading

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