Is it a Lifeboat?
Lifeboat on the move offPresthaven Sands.
Liverpool docks on the skyline from Presthaven Sands.
Just leaving our lunch spot.
I've heard of garden ornaments but this takes the biscuit!
Gently revolving wind turbines off Talacre.
We saw this vessel off Barkby Beach in the middle of the Wind Farm.
Our final view of the Point of Ayr Lighthouse.
Autumnal leaves (mainly Oak) in Coed Bell.
Another path we investigated on our way through Coed Bell.
Walk Stats:Distance: 7.5 miles. Climb: 1368’ - 2011’ (Wind assisted GPS values), but in reality around 900’.
Time: 4 hours 2 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 10.5 – 13.7 Celsius, but mainly around 11.5 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 2 -5. Mainly a Gentle breeze, but did at one point gust to a 20.7 m.p.h. Fresh breeze.
The weather forecast today was supposed to be mainly cloudy and dry, but in reality turned out to be better, mainly blues sky all day.
This is a walk we usually do in May as one of better Bluebell Wood walks, but even at this time of the year it is well worth doing.
Although it was pretty breezy, we never had to directly head into the full force of the wind and as the wind was coming from the south west, it never felt cold. Our main issue today was the Sun, we spent much of the walk with our heads bowed, trying to avoid the Sun getting into our eyes.
Birds seen or heard today included: European robin, Common starling, Jackdaw, Carrion crow. Rook, Goldfinch, Common blackbird, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Grey heron, Redwing, Fieldfare, Common buzzard, Eurasian jay, Moorhen, Woodpigeon and black billed magpie.
Overall an enjoyable walk, ending with boots that weren’t very muddy and only took a few minutes to clean when I got home.
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