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Dibbinsdale 30th August 2015

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Sabena Blackbird

I had a morning wander around Dibbinsdale – my new local patch. Birdlife included Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, some vociferous Jays, Buzzard, Bullfinch, a party of Long-tailed Tits and Song Thrush. Oak Artichoke Gall The Oaks were infected with a … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale, 15th March 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Barbara

Today was cloudy and overcast, and still quite chilly, but the sun was promised later.  A singing Robin welcomed us to Dibbinsdale, and as we descended the steps we also saw a Great Tit, a Blackbird and a Magpie. Far … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale, 13th April 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Barbara

We were joined by two MNA members today, Ron and Jim, who had been planning to visit Dibbinsdale at the height of the Wood Anemone season. Dibbinsdale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) because it’s an ancient woodland. … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale 15th September 2012

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Sabena Blackbird

I joined fourteen members of the Liverpool Botanical Society walk around Dibbinsdale NR. It was billed as a fungal foray but there seems to be a distinct lack of fungi at the moment only a few common species were found … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale 27th March 2011

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Barbara

Despite the change of clocks, we all made it to Central Station at 10am for the 10.15 Chester train to Bromborough Rake. It was a still day with very low cloud and the woods would have been silent if it … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale Fungi 4th October 2010

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabena Blackbird

I took monday afternoon off work on 4th October 2010 and headed over to Dibbinsdale LNR on the Wirral. The pounding rain of sunday meant squlechy conditions underfoot but rewards of new fungi finds for the season. A dead deciduous tree … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale Fungi again…

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sabena Blackbird

Took the afternoon off work on 22nd Sept 2010 to check on any new fungi additions at Dibbinsdale. Persistence or obsession 😉 is paying off and there were some more great finds.  A few Stump Puffballs Lycoperdon pyriforme, Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta, … Continue reading →

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Dibbinsdale Fungi 11-16/9/10

Posted on September 16, 2010 by David Bryant

Quite a productive foray by myself and Sabena over a series of days. Blackening Russule Russula nigricans, Red-cracked Bolete Xerocomus chrysenteron, The Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha, Common Stinkhorn Phallus impudicus, Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum, Judas’s Ear … Continue reading →

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Yet More Dibbinsdale Fungi Finds

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Sabena Blackbird

I had a phone call from Dave Bryant asking whether I had seen the Orange Peel Fungi at Dibbinsdale. I had not, these must have sprung up in the two days since I visited. I managed to take the afternoon off … Continue reading →

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More Dibbinsdale Fungi Finds

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Sabena Blackbird

A return visit to Dibbinsdale LNR on the Wirral to forage for fungi on the 11th September 2010 proved what a difference a couple of weeks can make. The Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica was now fully mature and had a … Continue reading →

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