We also talked about the time we visited with Lynn (my little Sister) her better half Pete and my Dad.
Today's 5.975 miles (9.6159 km) Meander, just Chris and me, has been saved and can be seen at...
We parked, just past the church, in Church Road and headed back the way we had come, past the statue of the Childe of Hale...
...and the "Straw horse"...
Straight on, along High Street, turning right along Ramsbrook Lane, at the junction where the main road takes quite a sharp left.
Just past the last house on the left, and before the glass-houses, we took the footpath to our left.
We followed this initially arch covered path, across fields, with horses on our right...
...and through a small wood to the left of a school.
This emerged onto Alderfield Drive where we turned left.
We followed the road round to the right by which time it was running parallel to Hale Road.
We crossed the grassy patch between the two roads and headed down Dungeon Lane, keeping the Barrier Fence, of Liverpool John Lennon Airport on our right.
There were not many flights today but we did see an EasyJet depart from Sunny Liverpool...
At the end of Dungeon Lane, the road becomes Oglet Lane, veering right. We continued straight on, down towards the River Mersey...
...looking out for the Mersey Way path to our left.
We turned left along the Mersey Way...
...and kept on this shore-line path, past Hale Lighthouse...
...and on to Withen Way with the Runcorn Bridge ahead on the skyline...
Here we walked away from the Mersey...
...back to Church Road and our transport.
A thoroughly enjoyable walk that included...
- Butterflies: - Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells, Cabbage Whites, Speckled Wood and Orange Tip;
- Three Buzzards;
- Lots of Oyster Catchers;
- One Heron;
- Curlews;
- Shell Ducks;
- Cormorants;
- Canada Geese;
As you can see from the photographs, the Oilseed Rape was also stunning!
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