Easter Sunday's Meander: Aughton Park to Maghull

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We started our walk by catching a train from Maghull to Aughton Park, the idea was to walk back.

The station was quiet on the Ormskirk platform, no so on the Liverpool side. The well kept station gardens always a pleasure to see.

 Once at Aughton Park Station...

 we assended the ramp up on to Long Lane where we turned right. Over the road a Golden Labrador seemed as if (s)he wanted a chat...

 ...or was expecting someone to arrive for Easter Lunch!
At the traffic lights we turned left along Prescott Road (B5197) and then first right along Rosehill Drive.
At the T-Junction at the end we turned right (Swanpool Lane) and, at the next junction, left along Victoria Road.
The footpath at the end of the road took us through to the A59 Liverpool Road. Here we turned right then second left along a track, across fields towards the reservior. The gate into the fenced area was "secure"...

 ...with 10 padlocks!

Looking back towards the A59

 We turned right at the gates and first left along a footpath that followed the security fencing...

 The gorse plants...

 emphasising why this is called Gorse Hill Reservior.
We were lucky to see, among the many birds on our meander, Yellow Hammers...

 Sadly the photograph doesn't do it justice. At the end of the enclosed path we turned right and the slightly left towards a clear path across the field to the corner of a wooded area.
Fields in this area full of a wide range of "Cabbage" family plants...

 At the corner of the wood we turned right and followed the clear path round to Booths Lane. here we turned left and then, opposite the first building on our left, turned right across the field to Fir Tree Lane.
Here we turned left and, opposite Small Lane, turned right, following the track to Clieves Hills Lane.
Turning left here we descended the hill to Formby Lane where we turned left and first right along Birches Brow.
Here we saw our first lambs...

 ...and the pools of water left by the recent rains...

 As we made our way along a clear path (bearing left at the farm) we saw many different plants including dandelions...

 ...and lots more sheep with their lambs...

 We eventually reached Back Lane with its spring flowers in the hedgerow...

...which led to a footpath, straight ahead, across a field to the A59 Northway where we turned right past the flower beds and signs welcoming people to Lancashire...

...and crossed the dual carriage way.

At the roundabout we turned left at the first road towards Hartley's Nursery, where we had lunch.

After lunch, well worth a visit, we followed the footpath across the fields to Millbank Lane  where we turned left. We continued straight across Park Lane and along Dodd's Lane. 

At the Junction with Moss Lane, we went straight across and along the footpath between the Post Office and a private house to Ennerdale Avenue. At the end of the road we turned left along Eskdale Drive then right along Langdale Drive and left along Kendal Drive.

We then took the second right, still  Kendal Drive, then right and cross Deyes Lane at the pedestrian lights.

We the turned right and immediately left along Eastway.

At the crossroads with Foxhouse Lane we turned right keeping left, after passing Daisy Mount, along Tailor's Lane.

At the T-Junction with Station Road we turned left and returned to Maghull Station...

Another enjoyable walk with three highlights...

1. Yellow hammers
2. lambs
3. lunch at Hartley's Nursery

If you get the chance, it's a nice walk.