‘Every kid has a bug period … I never grew out of mine’ E.O. Wilson zoologist SPEKE-GARSTON COASTAL RESERVE, 13-14 May 2016. SJ450820 to SJ403832 The saltmarshes, sand and mud-flats along the northern fringes of the Mersey estuary form a Local Wildlife Site of 1727 hectares and possess a strange beauty all of its own...
Hugh Harris: Carr Lane Lake, Prescot (SJ460921)
Biodiverse Society Site Visit 19th May 2016: Carr Lane Lake is a modestly sized Local Wildlife Site near Prescot, Knowsley of 1.02 hectares. It is a wetland with a large area of open water which is unusual in Knowsley and it is fished. The site was cited as an LWS in 1995 for a diversity...
Rob Duffy: December rains – a record total?
Record rainfalls were recorded in the north and west of the UK following the passage of several storms in November and December, but what of the Liverpool area? Met office caveats informed in some areas of the UK rainfall was just average, or below. Rainfall recording, by the author, with a simple garden centre funnel...
Hugh Harris: PICKERINGS PASTURE LNR AND MERSEY BASIN SJ 487835 – HALEBANK, WIDNES
The reserve is a broad area of peaceful pasture alongside the banks of the River Mersey with wild flowers, wildlife and scenic views of industrialisation on the opposite shoreline, including the chemical plant at Weston Point, the oil refinery at Stanlow and the Manchester Ship Canal. The Silver Jubilee and Stephenson railway bridges are also...