Lifeboat Road Formby Beach

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#22 - 3.21Km Lifeboat Road, Formby Beach

#liverpoolwinterwalks Meander 

(26th February 2019)

Yesterday we combined a visit to "The DaisyChain" - http://www.seftoncancersupport.org.uk/ - a Sefton Cancer Support Group that's a registered charity based in Formby and serves the population of Sefton. 

"The DaisyChain provides support to Cancer Sufferers and their Carers, attempting to fill support gaps alongside other voluntary groups in Sefton and the Merseyside area."

Providing...

• Friendship and a listening ear
• Emotional and moral support
• Experience of cancer
• Caring and home visits
• 24-hour telephone contact

As for our walk, we started at the junction of Kirklake Road & St Lukes Church Road.

That's unusual for us, mainly because the parking at that end of the coast, was run by Sefton Council; now it's the National Trust, so for us FREE PARKING!

"I'm sure we'll be visiting that end again."

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"I post about walks and/places to visit, that I either like doing and/or visiting myself and have found them  worth sharing with locals and/or visitors.Go on, try them out I'm sure you'll enjoy them!"

Ainsdale Sand Dunes, National Nature Reserve (23rd February 2019)

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#21 -  5.22Km Ainsdale Sand Dunes, National Nature Reserve 

- (23rd February 2019)

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As many will be aware, I'm having a weeks break from my Chemotherapy and, feeling better already; 

"Today we set ourselves quite a big challenge."

Yes it was another enjoyable walk from Freshfield Station, where we parked our car, to the Bar Mio for lunch, a distance of 5.22Km.

Nice to see so many others enjoying such a beautiful Pine Forest with even more signs of spring during our walk.

"So we completed 5.22Km in total contributing to the 5.7Km, 9468 steps done by 14.49hrs."

Arriving at Bar Mio - http://barmio.co.uk/ - was a very welcome, I don't think I'd manage much further.

Drinks
- Chris enjoyed a Latte and 
- I had Beck's Blue (Another non-alcoholic beer that's popular with other pubs)

Food options were good and good value for money.

- Chris opted for soup of the day - Mushroom Soup  and
- I had Ham, Tomato, Mozzarella Panini

The environment, as you can see, was very pleasant and the staff friendly, helpful and efficient.

After lunch we caught the train, back to Freshfield; 

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"My posts are there to raise awareness of the places we visit and to share our experiences."

Newsham Park 3Km Winter Walk #20 Vidcast

4.06Km Newsham Park Meander

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(11th February 2019)

Not included within the "Winter Walks" but no reason why it shouldn't have been. 
You can access the route at https://runtogether.co.uk/routes/getgoing-newsham-park-run-route/

As with the previous 6 winter walks, this was very enjoyable, especially as it was warmer today and the sun was shining. 

At the end of the walk we stopped at the Lake View kiosk for a drink and a snack (KitKat)

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Meanders with the Drewes

Meanders with the Drewes

Vidcast #19

A total of 9.26Km/5.75 miles for our
"Meanders with the Drewes" (10th February 2019)

Jan and Dave came  to visit us, a lovely surprise, and we enjoyed meanders together. 

1. Dodds Park
2. Crosby Beach and
3. Harteys (for Breakfast)

Our walks were very enjoyable and included meals at Lakeside Cafe and Hartleys.

Weather was mixed,cold and windy for the first couple of days but warmer and sunny today.

"As you can see, the spring flower were very pleasant"

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3Km Otterspool #liverpoolwinterwalks Meander #17 (4th February 2019)

3Km Otterspool Meander

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 (4th February 2019)

I was very unsure that a 3Km walk was possible today as the side-effects of my Chemotherapy are lasting longer and breathlessness & tiredness the main issue.

It was cold again today but under wind and/or with the wind behind us, it was very pleasant in the sunshine.

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Sefton Park 3Km Winter Walk #15 Vidcast

3Km Sefton Park Meander

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(28th January 2019)

A different start to today's "Liverpool Winter Walk" as Chris and I met up with Phil Green (Communications Officer Liverpool City Council) for a video interview about our "Liverpool Parks Winter Walks". 

"Looking forward to seeing the end result."

To say it was cold today, would be an understatement and by the time the video had been recorded we had to go to the "Boathouse Kiosk", a small glass-fronted building by the lake, which serves a selection of coffees, ice creams and other small snacks, to warm our hands on a hot drink.

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Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston (26th January 2019)

Vidcast #14

3.16Km Brockholes Nature Reserve 

(26th January 2019)

Today I drove to the Brockholes Nature Reserve to enjoy a meander in a pleasant environment, albeit a little traffic noisy from the M6.

Our walk took us from the car park up to the "standing stones" past walkways out over meres, lakes, pools, etc., and to our right, the River Ribble.

We were both please to see the "Long Horned Cattle" used to maintain the environment.

We went into "The Look Out", one of many hides; I was annoyed with myself having forgotten my monocular!

The hide had lots of information available for visitors.

We continue down to the River Ribble and headed upstream and back to the spectacular "Floating Visitor Village", the first of its kind in the UK, bringing you as close to nature as possible. 

The Visitor Village hosts a Welcome Centre, an activity room, the Lakeside Reed Bed Restaurant, The Nest gift shop and Coots, which is the perfect place to get a quick snack.

We went to the Lakeside Reed Bed Restaurant and enjoyed a large cake and a drink, however the other Food options were excellent and very good value for money.

"As you can see, the
environment was very pleasant"

After our "snack" we headed off home, remembering to pay on the way out.
we also spotted our first Pussy Willow bud of 2019.

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