Category Archives: MNA reports

Twenty five members joined the final MNA coach trip of the year to Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve. Our fungi foraging got under way at Charnock Richard motorway services with the dark grey form of Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus … Continue reading →

It was nice to see a marine themed quiz on yesterday evening’s Autumnwatch Unsprung. A lot of the visitors to Leighton Moss RSPB reserve who were asked to identify the mystery objects seemed to struggle. We have seen all of them … Continue reading →

Last night I had another Moth this one a Blair’s Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri. First discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1951 this Moth has rapidly colonized England and is now considered common. The larvae of the moth feed on … Continue reading →

Had a rather nice Angle Shades Moth Phlogophora meticulosa sporting autumn colours that was resting away from the drizzle near the entrance to my flat in Toxteth this evening 🙂

23 members joined the MNA Coach Trip over to Old Moor RSPB Reserve in the Dearne Valley near Barnsley in North Yorkshire. We were slightly later in the year than our last visit in September 2011 but despite missing the … Continue reading →

Ken Lewis says: I have just got back from North Berwick.  I had a day on Bass Rock and the Scottish Sea Bird Centre. Did a chumming on the return to Dunbar. It was very special and I would like … Continue reading →

Tony Carter reports: A cool day for the North West Fungus Group foray. Although conditions were dry there were still plenty of fungi to be found. This is a very new piece of woodland, planted on the site of the … Continue reading →

A group of MNA members caught the X1 bus from Liverpool One bound for Runcorn. After quick photos of a mural on the side of a building close the bus station depicting Runcorn’s ‘Heroes & Industry’ and the adjacent urban … Continue reading →

Tony Carter reports:  Members of North West Fungus Group and MNA joined together at the Warden’s Office to look for fungi at Ainsdale Sand Dunes Reserve.  Ground conditions were drier than expected and some areas were not as productive as … Continue reading →

A glorious hot sunny day for the Freshfield Dune Heath Bioblitz celebrating 10 years of the Reserve’s existence. They were still setting up the stalls when I arrived so I joined Lancashire Wildlife Trust volunteer Sue for a bit of … Continue reading →