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E
= Easy Flat terrain with very good
paths suitable for walking shoes, generally only a
limited distance. e.g. Leighton Moss &
Blacktoft Sands Reserves.
M
= Moderate Some 'up and downs' walking likely;
both terrain and footpaths, more variable in quality ;
boots preferable e.g. Ynys Hir, Strid Wood.
S=
Strenuous Could include sections of rough
terrain, stiff climbs; uneven (or no) footpaths. Boots
essential. Generally longer distances. e.g. Pendle
Hill, Lathkill Dale.
LW=
Linear Walk Very occasionally members need to
complete the full walk from Point A (leaving the coach)
to Point B (Coach meeting point) e.g. Lathkill Dale
W.C.
= Tiolets available
G/F
= Guided walk or members Free to do as they wish.
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SUNDAY 7th JANUARY FORMBY
(M, G/F)
Meet
10.00am by the Lifeboat Road Car park.
Steve Cross
SATURDAY 27th JANUARY NEW
BRIGHTON
(E, W.C, G/F)
Ferry
to Seacombe for walk to New Brighton. Meet 9.45am Pier
Head or 10.20 Seacombe Ferry Terminus. (Check Ferries
for timetable changes) Steve
Cross
SATURDAY 10th MARCH EASTHAM
COUNTRY PARK
(E, W.C, G)
Meet
10.30am by the Visitor Centre. Joint with Liverpool
RSPB. The country park is by
the banks of the Mersey, found by travelling via the
Birkenhead Tunnel, following the A41 towards Chester.
You will see a brown tourist sign showing the way to
the park .Public transport: 20 min walk from
Bromborough station or Firstbus Liverpool to Chester
(1) bus form Sir Thomas Street, alight stop
after police station. Facilities
should be available. Woodland and Estuary
species should be seen.
Howard Mills.
SATURDAY 25th MARCH HOOTON
(M,
W.C, G)
Meet
10.00am Central Station or Hooton Station 10.45. Joint
with Sunday Nature Group. John
Clegg.
SATURDAY 14th APRIL LYDIATE
(M,
G)
Meet
10.45am Scotch Piper Inn, Southport Rd, Lydiate.
Joint with Liverpool RSPB. A 4 mile easy walk
on country lanes, farmland and the towpath of the
Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Some stiles on walk.
Arriva bus 300 Liverpool to Southport half hourly
service. those going by car MUST NOT park at the Inn
or nearby Old Hall Farm, instead take first right past
the Scotch Piper, Hall Lane, and park in the
lane. Good variety of species including early
migrants likely.
No facilities on walk.
John Clegg.
SUNDAY 22nd APRIL RUABON
MOOR (for Blackgrouse leck on the moors above the forest
) & Pot Hole Valley (S,
G)
West
of Wrexham. Meet 6.00am Bwlch Gwyn War Memorial on A525
and 9.30am for Breakfast at the Druids Inn £5.50
(Breakfast must be booked a week in advance) 10.45
for the Pot Hole Valley walk. John
Almond.
SATURDAY 12th MAY
BILLINGE HILL (M,
W.C, G)
Meet
10.30am by the Hare & Hounds PH (OS
Ref:SD531021-Longshaw) between Billinge and Billinge
hospital on the B5206.
Parking on nearby roads. Walks to and around the
highest point in Merseyside. Spring migrants should
feature. Dotterel have been known to visit the
area. Joint with Liverpool
RSPB.
Dave
Hardy
SATURDAY 2nd JUNE
YARROW VALLEY, CHORLEY (E-M,
W.C, G)
Meet
10.00am Visitor Centre, Off
Birkacre Road, Chorley.
The
300 hectare park was created on land previously used for
bleaching, dyeing, calico printing and mining. A
recreational resource which retains the inherent rural
and natural quality of the valley. The park now
encompasses Duxbury Woods and has been extended towards
Euxton.
Dave
Hardy
SATURDAY 16th JUNE DYSERTH,
Denbighshire, North Wales (M-S,
W.C, G)
Meet
10.30am by the Waterfalls Car Park. Joint with
Liverpool RSPB. The
village of Dyserth lies below the slopes of Moel
Hiraddug -designated an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty since 1985. Its wildflower spaces harbour such
rarities as white violets and orchids while overhead you
may see buzzards heeling and, if you are very lucky,
peregrine falcons. John
Clegg.
SATURDAY 23rd JUNE CWM
IDWAL (M-S,
W.C, G)
Coach
Trip to Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve in Snowdonia's
Ogwen Valley. Steep ridges and dark
cliffs towering silently above a bowl shaped ‘cwm’,
with its gleaming hidden lake. One of the most
beautiful, spectacular and accessible areas in Snowdonia.
8.30am Fireside World, Queens Drive opposite the Rocket, 8.45am Top of William Brown Street.
9.00am Woodside (Canning Street) and 9.15am Bromborough
Village. Joint with Liverpool Botanical Society £15.
Book coach with
David Bryant
SATURDAY 30th JUNE PICKERING'S
PASTURE, HALTON (M,
W.C, G)
Pickerings Pasture Local Nature Reserve lies 3 miles
west of Widnes on the northern bank of the River Mersey.
Acres of wildflower meadows with wide views across the
River Mersey. It is a peaceful place where people can
enjoy quiet walks, picnics and wildlife watching.
A haven for wildlife, the
area now covered by wild flowers and trees was a salt
marsh, grazed by cattle and home to wading birds and
estuary plants. Meet
10.00am Visitor
Centre, Merseyview Rd, Hale Bank. Dave
Hardy
SATURDAY 8th JULY BOLD
HEATH (E, G)
Meet
10.15am Lime St Station or 11.00 St Helens Junction
Station. Joint with Sunday Nature Group. John
Clegg.
SATURDAY 28th JULY
WIGAN FLASHES
(E-M,
W.C, G)
Meet
9.45am at Lime St Station or 11am Wigan Pier Car Park in Haig Street, Wigan
(5 mins walk from both railway stations). Covering
an area of 593 acres. A walk on
level paths, but which can be muddy at times. A good variety
of water and woodland species should be seen. Home
to 15 different types of dragonfly,
5
species of rare orchid and 200 bird species they also
provide an over-wintering and breeding habitat for the
rare bittern. David
Bryant
SATURDAY 11th AUGUST NORTH
SEFTON COAST (M,
G)
Meet
10.30am Ainsdale Station. Walk ends Southport.
Joint with Liverpool RSPB. Howard
Mills.
SUNDAY 19th AUGUST LLANFIHANGEL
GLYN MYFYR VALLEY (M,
G)
Near
Cerrigydrudion. B5105. Meet 10.30am Crown Public house.
David
Bryant
SATURDAY 29h SEPTEMBER
HILBRE ISLAND (M,
G)
Meet 9.30am at the Slipway, Dee Lane, West Kirby. The three tidal islands lying at the mouth of
the Dee Estuary, Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre,
have been designated a Local Nature Reserve & SSSI.
Access to Hilbre is by foot, across the two miles from
West Kirby, It takes about 1 hour to cross the 2 miles
to Hilbre The Dee Estuary is one of the ten most
important estuaries in Europe for the overwintering of
wildfowl and waders. Its marshes, mudflats and
sandbanks provide ample food for the many species of
birds which spend the winter around its shores. The
islands are used as roost sites and stopping-off point
for the twice yearly migration of birds. No
facilities Always carry waterproofs, and warm
clothing, and food and hot drinks in winter Toilets
are available at Dee Lane Slipway Wellingtons recommended.
David
Bryant
SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER CARR
MILL DAM (E,
W.C, G)
Meet
9.45am at Lime Street Station or 10.45 Waterside
Public House,Carr Mill, St Helens... A
pleasant and easy 5
mile walk incorporating farmland, woodland, Carr
Mill Dam and country lanes, also there are 2 stiles en
route. A mixed habitat should produce a good variety
of species, maybe another good view of Little
Owl Great Crested Grebe Kingfisher .
Stout footwear essential as some paths may be muddy.
John
Clegg.
SUNDAY 4th NOVEMBER MARSHSIDE
(E,
G)
Marshside
is one of the best places for birdwatching on the
internationally important Ribble Estuary, which holds more birds
than any other estuary in the UK.
Upto 40.000 birds in winter. It
has some of the best lowland wet grassland in the north-west of England,
including the habitats of swamp, saltmarsh and scrub with 11 km
of ditches.Meet
10.00am Car park.
Steve Cross
SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER
WIGAN FLASHES
(E/M,
W.C, G)
Meet
9.45am at Lime street Station or 11.00 Wigan Pier Car Park in Haig Street, Wigan
(5 mins walk from both railway stations). Covering
an area of 593 acres. A walk on
level paths, but which can be muddy at times. A good variety
of water and woodland species should be seen. Home
to 15 different types of dragonfly,
5
species of rare orchid and 200 bird species they also
provide an over-wintering and breeding habitat for the
rare bittern.
Facilities in Wigan town
centre BUT not on the walk. David
Bryant
SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER HALEWOOD
TRIANGLE
(E,
G)
Halewood Triangle Country
Park, one of Merseyside’s few remaining native wood-lands.
Meet
11am the Rangers Office.
John Clegg.
