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The return journey is by the 310 Bus back to Maghull
As usual the Walk starts and ends in the car park behind Costa in Maghull.
You can keep up with the Pub Lunch side of things at...
Starting from the car park, we headed round the front of the shops, turning left and walking parallel to the A59 towards Ormskirk.
We crossed the A59 and along Dodd's Lane, bearing left when we reached Northway School.
Straight across Kenyons Lane and along Millbank Lane.
Turn left through a signposted gap in the hedge (if you reach a junction with a road coming in from the right, you've gone too far).
Keep the hedge on your right and, when you get to the end of the field, pass through the hedge and turn left.
After a short distance, follow the path round to the right and head up to and through Hartley's Nursery and down to Robin's Island.
Turn right and head towards Ormskirk. Cross over the A59 (Northway) and look for another signposted path on your left.
Again pass through the hedge...
...and head straight across the field aiming for the right of a white house.
Here you join Back Lane...
...and continue straight ahead. Ignore Swan Lane coming in from your right and Sudell Lane going off to the left and you will come to an entrance to a farm.
Turn left along the signposted footpath.
Again we were lucky, seeing our second Hare of 2015.
Follow this clear path through another farm, keeping on the track (Birch's Brow) up to the B5195.
Here turn left and first right up Clieves Hill Brow.
Another 2015 landmark for us, across the fields to our left we saw the first lambs of Spring.
Further up the hill we also saw the first Butterbur coming into flower.
At the junction with Fir Tree Lane...
...turn right and, a short distance along the road left along a path, just before a house/farm, across the fields. The initial part of the path is fenced both sides.
When you reach it, keep to the left of the pond and emerge onto Booth's Lane...
...turn right.
Along here we spotted a dead rook...
...in the hedgerow.
Again, not far along Booth's Lane, turn left across the field and down hill to a footbridge...
...that takes you through part of the Gorse Hill Nature Reserve.
Follow the path up hill and round to the right where, part way along the next stretch, you take a left along another footpath.
Beware of the dinosaur...
You will come out onto Holly Lane where, as the road bends to the right, there are steps up to the left.
Take the steps up to the left and follow the footpath past Gorse Hill Reservoir.
Appropriate plants seen all around...
Ignore the service road to the reservoir but, soon after the road, turn right keeping the hedge on your left. Take a slight dogleg at the end of the field, the hedge now on your right and continue up the hill, through the housing estate and out onto Holborn Hill.
Turn right and pass Christ Church...
...continuing to the Royal Oak, Aughton Park, our planned destination for our Wednesday Pub Lunch.
Opposite the Royal Oak is the Bus Stop, where we caught the bus back to Maghull. At the time of writing this, they left at 29 Min past the hour.
We crossed the A59 and along Dodd's Lane, bearing left when we reached Northway School.
Straight across Kenyons Lane and along Millbank Lane.
Turn left through a signposted gap in the hedge (if you reach a junction with a road coming in from the right, you've gone too far).
Keep the hedge on your right and, when you get to the end of the field, pass through the hedge and turn left.
After a short distance, follow the path round to the right and head up to and through Hartley's Nursery and down to Robin's Island.
Turn right and head towards Ormskirk. Cross over the A59 (Northway) and look for another signposted path on your left.
Again pass through the hedge...
...and head straight across the field aiming for the right of a white house.
Here you join Back Lane...
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| Donkeys and horses will be seen on your left. |
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| We were lucky to see signs of Spring as well... |
Turn left along the signposted footpath.
Again we were lucky, seeing our second Hare of 2015.
Follow this clear path through another farm, keeping on the track (Birch's Brow) up to the B5195.
Here turn left and first right up Clieves Hill Brow.
Another 2015 landmark for us, across the fields to our left we saw the first lambs of Spring.
Further up the hill we also saw the first Butterbur coming into flower.
At the junction with Fir Tree Lane...
...turn right and, a short distance along the road left along a path, just before a house/farm, across the fields. The initial part of the path is fenced both sides.
When you reach it, keep to the left of the pond and emerge onto Booth's Lane...
...turn right.
Along here we spotted a dead rook...
...in the hedgerow.
Again, not far along Booth's Lane, turn left across the field and down hill to a footbridge...
...that takes you through part of the Gorse Hill Nature Reserve.
Follow the path up hill and round to the right where, part way along the next stretch, you take a left along another footpath.
Beware of the dinosaur...
You will come out onto Holly Lane where, as the road bends to the right, there are steps up to the left.
Take the steps up to the left and follow the footpath past Gorse Hill Reservoir.
Appropriate plants seen all around...
Ignore the service road to the reservoir but, soon after the road, turn right keeping the hedge on your left. Take a slight dogleg at the end of the field, the hedge now on your right and continue up the hill, through the housing estate and out onto Holborn Hill.
Turn right and pass Christ Church...
...continuing to the Royal Oak, Aughton Park, our planned destination for our Wednesday Pub Lunch.
Opposite the Royal Oak is the Bus Stop, where we caught the bus back to Maghull. At the time of writing this, they left at 29 Min past the hour.
Another very enjoyable Meander
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