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Translocating Isle of Man Cabbage Coincya Monensis Ssp
Conservation Evidence (2012) 9, 67-71 www.conservationevidence.com Translocating Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis ssp. monensis in the sand-dunes of the Sefton coast, Merseyside, UK Philip H. Smith1* & Patricia A. Lockwood2 19 Hayward Court, Watchyard Lane, Formby, Liverpool L37 3QP 213 Stanley Road, Formby, Liverpool L37 7AN *Corresponding author e-mail: [email protected] SUMMARY This paper describes the results of a translocation rescue of the British endemic Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis ssp. monensis from a sand-dune ridge at Crosby, Merseyside, which was about to be excavated as a source of sand for a coastal protection scheme at nearby Hightown. Using methods developed during a 1992 translocation, over eight hundred 1st year plants, together with seed-pods, were moved by volunteers to two protected receptor sites at Crosby and Birkdale in August 2011. Monitoring the following summer located small surviving populations at the receptor sites but mortality of transplants appeared to be over 90%, seed germination and establishment contributing most individuals. Low success at Crosby seemed partly attributable to winter sand-blow and heavy public pressure, while vegetation overgrowth may have been an adverse factor at Birkdale. An unexpected finding was that the original Crosby colony survived the removal of most of its habitat, about 1300 plants being counted in 2012 on the levelled dune area. More than half were small seedlings, presumably derived from buried seed. Also, 234 Isle of Man cabbage plants were discovered on the new coastal defence bund at Hightown, having arisen from propagules transported from Crosby. Other known Sefton duneland colonies at Southport Marine Lake and Blundellsands were also monitored, the former having apparently declined to extinction. -
Visitor Guide 2018 Final Digital.Pdf
2018 GUIDE 2018 visitsouthport.com #SouthportTime Southport • Churchtown • Birkdale • Ainsdale • Formby • Crosby Just 40mins from Liverpool! Parties available! We offer a brilliant action packed day for all of the family. Kept at a constant 84 degrees Fahrenheit, Splash World is the perfect place to visit whatever the weather. We have a fantastic range of flumes and river rides, a relaxing bubble spa, toddler pool and water play area including tipping buckets and fountains so there’s gallons of watery fun for everyone. We hope to see you soon! splashworldsouthport.com @gotosplashworld splashworldsouthport Dunes Splash World The Esplanade, Southport 2PR8 1RX Tel. 01704 537 160 visitsouthport.com Contents Wide open spaces From tee off to tea time From Parisienne boulevards More than enough Championship 4 to endearing red squirrels. 26 link courses and afternoon teas to put a smile on everyone’s face. Days to remember Whatever the season, you’ll find Dine and unwind 6 there’s always something going on! Boasting a huge number of 28 independent eateries, Southport is always bursting with flavour! Shop in style Time to find that little 10 something special. Sport Sporting activities and events 30 to get your pulse racing. Making memories Make memories that will last a lifetime. 12 Picturesque playgrounds Trails, wildlife, lakes, water fountains Beaches 32 and open lawns just perfect for play. Each one of our beaches offers sun, 14 sand and something unique. Get to know the neighbours Discover a world of bustling market Top 10 reasons to visit 34 towns, beauty spots & rural hamlets. Our top picks to keep you entertained, 16 rain or shine. -
Liverpool City Region Visitor Survey 2015
February 2016 LIVERPOOL CITY REGION SURVEY 2015 CITY REGION SUMMARY REPORT NORTH WEST RESEARCH North West Research, operated by: The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership 12 Princes Parade Liverpool, L3 1BG 0151 237 3521 North West Research This study has been produced by the in-house research team at the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership. The team produces numerous key publications for the area, including the annual Digest of Tourism Statistics, in addition to collating key data and managing many regular research projects such as Hotel Occupancy and the Merseyside Visitor Survey. Under the badge of North West Research (formerly known as England’s Northwest Research Service) the team conducts numerous commercial research projects, with a particular specialism in the visitor economy and event evaluation. Over the last 10 years, North West Research has completed over 250 projects for both public and private sector clients. 2 |Liverpool City Region Survey – Final report 201015 NORTH WEST RESEARCH CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Research objectives 1.3 Methodology 1 VISITOR PROFILE 2.1 Visitor origin 2.2 Group composition 2.3 Employment status 2.4 Group Profile 2.5 Social Grade 2 2.6 Disability & barriers 2.7 Ethnicity VISIT PROFILE 3.1 Type of visit 3 3.2 Accommodation VISIT MOTIVATION 4.1 Visit motivation 4 4.2 Marketing influences 4.3 Frequency of visits TRANSPORT 5.1 Mode of transport 5.2 Merseyrail & Airport usage 5 VISIT SATISFACTION 6.1 Visit satisfaction ratings 6.2 Likelihood of recommending 6 6.3 Overall satisfaction WEBSITE USAGE 7.1 Use of destination websites VISITOR SPEND 7 8.1 Visitor spend APPENDICES Verbatim responses 8 Questionnaire 3 |Liverpool City Region Survey – Final report 2015 NORTH WEST RESEARCH INTRODUCTION 1 1.1: BACKGROUND The Liverpool City Region Visitor Survey is conducted every 5 years, providing valuable profiling data of visitors to the area for use by Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and its key partners. -
Making the Most of the Mersey
Making the most of the Mersey A Leisure Guide to your Estuary Cover photo:- Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach. Photography by McCoy Wynne. Did you know? An exhilarating The Mersey is a lot cleaner than you might think. blend of coast, And much cleaner than it city and countryside looks. Yet however clean The modern-day Mersey has much to offer the visitor. it becomes, the water will Every year more and more people flock in to crowd the never appear clear because quaysides of the Albert Dock and Pier Head, admire the area’s architecture or relive its proud past in the fine of silt and mud stirred up museums and galleries. Yet few of them venture very far by the tide as it sweeps in beyond Liverpool city centre and the nearby waterfront. and out twice every day. It Fewer still realise the wealth of opportunities around the Mersey Estuary area for outdoor recreation, most within is this mud, however, that minutes of the urban areas or just a short drive, train makes the Mersey such an journey – or ferry ride – away. Many local people have internationally important long been aware of these possibilities, even if they rarely sample them as often as they intend to. When they do, area for bird life. they are frequently amazed by the transformation of recent years. They find cleaner water in the Estuary, safe sandy beaches, improved visitor facilities and everywhere signs of care for the environment and respect for the heritage and history. This is an area where you can combine the exhilaration of contemporary city life with the more relaxed pleasures of riverfront, coast and countryside. -
Merseyside Conurbation Area Profile: Supporting Documents
National Character 58: Merseyside Conurbation Area profile: Supporting documents www.naturalengland.org.uk 1 National Character 58: Merseyside Conurbation Area profile: Supporting documents Introduction National Character Areas map As part of Natural England’s responsibilities as set out in the Natural Environment White Paper1, Biodiversity 20202 and the European Landscape Convention3, we are revising profiles for England’s 159 National Character Areas (NCAs). These are areas that share similar landscape characteristics, and which follow natural lines in the landscape rather than administrative boundaries, making them a good decision-making framework for the natural environment. NCA profiles are guidance documents which can help communities to inform their decision-making about the places that they live in and care for. The information they contain will support the planning of conservation initiatives at a landscape scale, inform the delivery of Nature Improvement Areas and encourage broader partnership working through Local Nature Partnerships. The profiles will also help to inform choices about how land is managed and can change. Each profile includes a description of the natural and cultural features that shape our landscapes, how the landscape has changed over time, the current key drivers for ongoing change, and a broad analysis of each area’s characteristics and ecosystem services. Statements of Environmental Opportunity (SEOs) are suggested, which draw on this integrated information. The SEOs offer guidance on the critical issues, which could help to achieve sustainable growth and a more secure environmental future. 1 The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature, Defra NCA profiles are working documents which draw on current evidence and (2011; URL: www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm80/8082/8082.pdf) 2 knowledge. -
Antony Gormley Field for the British Isles Education Information Pack
Antony Gormley Field for the British Isles Education information pack www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk twitter: A_C_Collection Cover image: Antony Gormley Field for the British Isles, 1993 Terracotta Variable size: approx. 40,000 elements, each 8-26 cm tall Installation view, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland Arts Council Collection, England [Photographer not known] Contents Page How to use this pack 2 The Arts Council Collection 2 Introduction 3 History 3 Making 4 Installation 6 Where Field for the British Isles (1993) has been seen 7 Antony Gormley biography 8 Themes and project ideas 12 The human figure 13 A place for art 15 Strength in numbers 17 A collaborative task 19 Making and materials 21 Art and spirituality 23 Places to see Antony Gormley’s work in the UK 25 Further reading 26 Other works by Antony Gormley in the Arts Council Collection 27 1 How to use this pack This pack is designed for use by gallery education staff, teachers and other educators. It provides background information about Antony Gormley and the making of Field for the British Isles (1993), as well as a section outlining some of the key themes arising from the work, along with activity suggestions. These could form part of a project before, during, or after a visit to see the exhibition. Informed by current National Curriculum requirements, they are targeted primarily at Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils, though could also be adapted for older or younger pupils. Information in the pack will also prove useful for pupils undertaking GCSE and ‘A’ level projects. -
The Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory
The Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of Coastal Defences CoPraNet Seminar and Study Tour 6th-10th September 2005 North West England PROJECT PART-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION 03 Foreword 04 Introduction Contents Presentations 06 Welcome Address 00 08 Introduction to CoPraNet in the UK 00 11 Coastal Change, Planning and ICZM: Setting the Context 00 14 Briefing on the UK Shoreline Management Planning System 00 19 Monitoring on the Sefton Coast 00 25 Real-time Data Collection and Analysis: The Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory 00 28 Principles for Managing Information: Collaborative Efforts by Local and Regional Initiatives 00 32 COBRA (Coastal Behaviour and Rates of Activity) on the North Yorkshire Coast 00 36 Future Implications of Climate Change on the Sand Dunes of the Sefton Coast and Ribble Estuary 00 40 Managed Realignment: A Design Study from the Ribble Estuary 00 46 Climate Change and the Visitor Economy 00 51 Corepoint Project: The Decision Support System 00 55 Measurement of Coastal Erosion in the Dunes 00 57 The Channel Coast Observatory: Southeast Strategic Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme 00 59 Morecambe Bay Coastal Observatory 00 Study Visits 64 Study Visit to the Sefton Coast - Formby Point 00 - Ainsdale National Nature Reserve 00 - Sefton Green Beach 00 - Walking tour of hard coastal defences at Southport - Visit to ‘Another Place’ coastal art installation 00 67 Study Visits to Blackpool, Morecambe and the Dee Estuary - Walking tour of Blackpool South Shore coastal defences and art work 00 - The Tern Project, Morecambe 00 - Visit to Hilbre Island 00 70 Speaker Biographies 78 Appendicies 00 Graham Lymbery Project Leader for Coastal Defence, Sefton Council Chairman of Coastal Cell 11 Working Party www.nwcoastline.org.uk It is important to start by saying thank you to everyone who made this workshop possible. -
Walking & Cycling Newsletter
Sefton’s Spring Walking & Cycling Newsletter Issue 47 / April – June 2018 Put the Spring in your step with this season’s walks and rides. ALL OUR Walks & Rides ARE FREE Contents Walking Cycling Walking Diary 3 Cycling Diary 23 Monday 4 Pedal Away 24 Maghull Health Walks Southport Hesketh Centre 25 Netherton Feelgood Factory Health Walks Macmillan Rides 25 Crosby Health Walks Tour de Friends 26 ALL OUR Ainsdale Health Walks The Chain Gang 27 W Tuesday 6 Tyred Rides 28 alks ARE FR Bootle Health Walks Bike Fix 28 EE Hesketh Park Health Walks Ditch your Stabilisers 29 Formby Pinewoods Health Walks Dr Bike – Free Bicycle Maintenance 30 Walking Diary Box Tree Health Walks Wheels for All 31 Macmillan Health Walks Active Walks is Sefton’s Please arrive 15 mins early for your first Waterloo Health Walks Freewheeling 31 walk as you will need to fill in a Registration Wednesday 8 local health walk Form. Wednesday Social Walks programme and offers Please note: Please attend a Grade 3 walk Litherland Sports Park Walking Club before joining a Progressional Walk. Introduction a significant number Progressional Walks: brisk pace, varied Sefton Trailblazers Step and pedal your way in to of regular walking groups terrain, can include stiles/steps/gradients Wednesday 10 Spring with our walks and cycle and uneven surfaces. Seaforth Health Walks rides available across Sefton. across Sefton. The walks Guide dogs are allowed on all health walks. Thursday 10 There are many group walks and continue throughout Grade 1: suitable for people who have not Formby Pool Health Walks cycle rides to join every week, the walks the year and are led walked much before. -
Crosby Coastal Park Consultation. Joint Response
Crosby Coastal Park Vision: A Joint Response by local community groups representing a significant number of people who live near the Coastal Park.1 Foreword This response to the consultation process has been compiled by community based groups and individuals who represent people who work in or live adjacent to Crosby Coastal Park. We share a very strong commitment to the area and a desire to ensure that any changes and developments both protect and enhance the incredible value of the Park. In presenting this response we reflect the tension inherent in this exercise— protection versus development. We represent local residents, many of whom are wary of change and development, and who see protection and preservation of the area as the priority. We also represent people in the area who want to encourage its regeneration through a significant promotion of the visitor economy. By presenting this joint response we believe we have attempted to bridge the divide between protection and development. We believe the intrinsic value of the Park can by protected if the regeneration of the area is not imposed but managed appropriately with full community engagement and support. We support the right developments of the best quality in the most appropriate locations. We have one key question about this process, what will happen to the Vision when, after consultation closes, it is revised and finally published? What is the status of the Vision and what difference will it make? It is easier to be a critic than an artist. It is easier to criticise the Vision than to create one. -
Peat Database Results Merseyside
between Hightown and Blundell, Merseyside Record ID 362 Authors Year Edwards, W. and Trotter, F. 1954 Location description Deposit location [SD 298 014 - midpoint on coast] Deposit description Deposit stratigraphy Outcrop of submerged forest. Associated artefacts Early work Sample method Depth of deposit 14C ages available No Notes Pg 74. Probably Mesolithic. Indicates period of low sea level, preceding formation of the 25ft Neolithic-age raised beach. Bibliographic reference Edwards, W. and Trotter, F. 1954 'British regional geology: the Pennines and adjacent areas', British Geological Survey, HMSO: London Coastal peat resource database (Hazell, 2008) Page 1 of 42 Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside Record ID 621 Authors Year Ashton, W. 1920 Location description Deposit location [c. SJ 319 899] Deposit description Deposit stratigraphy On the sloping sides of the Pool, was a On bouldor clay. natural surface covered with large trees. Associated artefacts Early work Sample method Excavation of the docks in 1858. Depth of deposit 14C ages available No Notes [Near Bidston Moss] Bibliographic reference Ashton, W. 1920 'Evolution of a coastline', London. Coastal peat resource database (Hazell, 2008) Page 2 of 42 Burbo Bank, Merseyside Record ID 238 Authors Year Adams, M. 2002 Location description Deposit location Off north Wirral coast Deposit description Deposit stratigraphy Buried organic-rich silt/clay, possibly peaty. Between Boulder Clay and overlying sands. Associated artefacts Early work Sample method Depth of deposit 14C ages available 10 m below the sands comprising the bank No Notes [Adams (2002) is publicly available online]. [Also refers to Titan (2002)]. Bibliographic reference Adams, M. 2002 'Burbo offshore windfarm, Archaeological report', Liverpool Museum Field Archaeology Unit. -
Art in Liverpool
Art in Liverpool BY SCARLETT An Introduction • Liverpool has a rich wealth of art throughout the city. These can be seen in various forms such as paintings, sculptures and textiles. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Art Galleries in Liverpool There are many Art galleries in Liverpool, some are listed below; • Walker Art Gallery • World Museum • Tate Liverpool • Museum of Liverpool • Maritime Museum • Fact This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Lambanana’s • Superlambanana is a bright yellow sculpture in Liverpool. Weighing almost 8 tonnes and standing at 5.2 metres tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb and was designed by New York City-based Japanese artist Taro Chiezo. It currently stands on Tithebarn Street, outside the LJMU, having previously been located near the Albert Dock. • Chiezo himself only created a four-inch model, while the full-size replica was made by local artists Andy Small, Julian Taylor, Tommy Reason, and Ray Stokes. Developed for the 1998 ArtTransPennine Exhibition, the sculpture is both a comment on the dangers of genetic and is heavily influenced by the history of Liverpool: historically, both sheep and bananas were common cargos in the city's docks. • In 2008, as part of Liverpool's year-long position as the European Capital of Culture, 125 individual miniature replicas were created. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Antony Gormley Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley located at Crosby Beach in Merseyside, England. -
Crosby Beach - Antony Gormley's Another Place Walk - SWC
02/05/2020 Crosby Beach - Antony Gormley's Another Place walk - SWC Saturday Walkers Club www.walkingclub.org.uk Crosby Beach - Antony Gormley's Another Place walk Easy beach walk past Antony Gormley's public art installation “Another Place” with views of The Wirral Peninsula. Length From 5.1 km (3.2 mi) to 7.2 km (4.5 mi), depending on tide and appetite for walking an sand. Ascent: negligible. Time: 1 1/4 hour or 1 3/4 hours walking time. Transport Hall Road, Waterloo and Hightown stations are located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line, travelling north along the West Lancashire Coast. Journey times from/to Liverpool Central are: Hightown 25 minutes, Hall Road 22 minutes, Waterloo 17 minutes. Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes. Walk Fascinating, easy walk in Merseyside, from Hall Road to Waterloo stations and along Crosby Beach past Antony Notes Gormley's world-renowned public art installation "Another Place" in its now permanent location, with views across the Mersey Estuary to The Wirral Peninsula and across Liverpool Bay to the North Wales mountains. An Alternative Start from Hightown station along the Sefton Coastal Path, through dunes and along sandy tracks, is described and adds 3.2 km/2.0 mi to the route. For an even longer walk, you can pick up the Sefton Coastal Path at several points further north along the trainline. Check the website here for more details.