NWFG Foray Programme 2016(vs2) In association with the British Mycological Society Bring strong footwear. Details about terrain and accessibility of sites can be obtained by contacting the foray leader. Most venues have their own website. Forays are planned so that they can continue into the afternoon. If you intend to so continue please bring...
Hugh Harris: Childwall Hall and Woods, SJ4188 – a timeline
1718: Liverpool entrepreneur and attorney, Isaac Greene purchases manor of Childwall and the Manor House of Childwall Hall. 1749: Isaac Greene dies and daughter Mary inherits the estate and marries Bamber Gascoigne. 1780: New Childwall Hall built, replacing original manor house. 1824: Bamber Gascoigne dies and daughter Frances Mary inherits property. She marries James...
Hugh Harris: Muker Meadows
Driving through Swaledale’s iconic hay meadows alongside the B6270 between Reeth and Keld you get a sense of the meadows great agricultural importance, providing farmers with food for their livestock during the winter months as well as their ecological importance. Upland hay meadows are characterised by a suite of species including Sweet Vernal-grass, Wood Crane’s-bill,...
Hugh Harris: Everton Park Nature Garden
Thursday 3rd September 2015, Everton Park Nature Garden SJ352920: Everton Park is one of the city’s precious green lungs, but it has been underused in the past. This has changed and a visitor destination – like Barcelona’s Parc Guell is – has emerged like a phoenix from the ashes of housing policy. These waves of...
