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Members are advised to contact leaders or Wendy Atkinson for further information, and the possibility of car sharing. Please wear suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Leader - Peter Gateley
Coach Trip, cost £20 Please book with Peter Gateley
Meet 08:30 at World Museum, William Brown Street. Second pick-up at Ormskirk St. Annes 09:00. Please note, there is no provision for individual cars at this site. Coach drop-off on site, pick up later at Kirkby Stephen.
From woodpeckers to warblers, using the museum’s extensive bird collections this workshop will look at how to recognise the variety of bird species found in these important habitats.
For further information and booking please see our website http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/natural-world-listings.aspx
Members are advised to contact leaders or Wendy Atkinson for further information, and the possibility of car sharing. Please wear suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Leader - Howard Harris
Meet at car park, Moore NR, Lapwing Lane, Warrington. WA4 6XE. SJ578855.
South of Warrington on A56, north to Moore at Higher Walton traffic lights. After 1 mile right, across railway and ship canal. Go to end of road for car-park entrance.
Aquatic, woodland and grassland plants.
Trouble with sepals and petals; styles and stigmas? Using identification keys and explanations of plant features, this introductory workshop aims to help you recognise wildflowers. With World Museum’s botany curator Wendy Atkinson.
Get to grips with grass identification. Learn to recognise some common grasses with local botanist Peter Gateley. In association with the Liverpool Botanical Society.
Members are advised to contact leaders or Wendy Atkinson for further information, and the possibility of car sharing. Please wear suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Leader - Robert French
Meet at Dee Lane slipway (SJ210867). Plants of sand dunes, saltmarsh and the 'Wirral' Horsetail (Equisetum x meridionale).
Become familiar with this fascinating group of long-legged flies. Tutor Pete Boardman will guide you though what it takes to identify a species from over 300 different UK possibilities.
For further information and booking please see our website http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/natural-world-listings.aspx
Members are advised to contact leaders or Wendy Atkinson for further information, and the possibility of car sharing. Please wear suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Leader - Eric Greenwood
Meet at Birkenhead North car park SJ29789025
Urban and waste lane, alien species.
Familiarise yourself with ferns. Learn how to recognise some common species, using fresh material and museum specimens. With fern specialist Alison Evans and World Museum’s botany curator Wendy Atkinson in association with the British Pteridological Society.
For further information and booking please see our website http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/natural-world-listings.aspx
Members are advised to contact leaders or Wendy Atkinson for further information, and the possibility of car sharing. Please wear suitable footwear, waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Leader - John Crowder
Meet at car park off Telegraph Road (SJ2462884584). Nearest post code CH61 0HJ. Heathland plants.
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