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Calendar of Walks Wirral Walking Festival 2013 Calendar of Walks Date & name of walk Location Date & name of walk Location Wednesday 1st May Tuesday 7th May •Stroke Association Birkenhead Park •Walking for Health Wallasey Sponsored Walk •Brimstage Brimstage •Walking for Health Port Sunlight •Walking for Health West Kirby Wednesday 8th May •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park •Walking for Health Port Sunlight •History of the Hilbre Hilbre Islands LNR •Walking for Health West Kirby Islands •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park •Birkenhead Twelve Birkenhead Thursday 2nd May Quays Walk •Hilbre in the Spring Hilbre Islands LNR •Irby & Royden Park Irby •Walking for Health Royden Park •Buggy Park Fitness Birkenhead Park Thursday 9th May •History of the Hilbre Hilbre Islands LNR •Walking for Health Royden Park Islands •Buggy Park Fitness Birkenhead Park Friday 3rd May Friday 10th May •History of the Hilbre Hilbre Islands LNR •The Birds of Wirral Wirral Country Park Islands Country Park •Bat Talk & Walk Birkenhead Park •Birkenhead Park, Bidston Birkenhead Park •Thurstaston West Kirby & Flaybrick Cemetery •New Ferry & Rock Park New Ferry Saturday 4th May •Bromborough to Eastham Bromborough •Bird Song and Breakfast Burton •Powered Wheelchair Seacombe- •Hilbre Islands Family Hilbre Islands LNR Walk from Seacombe Wallasey Adventure Walk •History of the Hilbre Hilbre Islands LNR Saturday11th May Islands •Discover Wirral Wirral Country Park •Discover East Oxton Oxton Country Park •Ness Botanic Gardens Ness •Ancient Woodland Dibbinsdale LNR Sunday 5th May Sunday 12th May •International Dawn Wirral Country •The Secret Gardens Oxton Chorus Day Park of Oxton •History of the Hilbre Hilbre Islands LNR •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park Islands •Grange Hill & Red Rocks West Kirby •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •Wildfowers of the North Wallasey •Ness Botanic Gardens Ness Wirral Coast •Storeton Village Storeton •A Walk around Royden Thurstaston Historic Walk & Thurstaston •A Walking Tour of Bidston Monday 6th May Bidston Village •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park Monday 13th May •Ness Botanic Gardens Ness •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 01 For a full colour Wirral Walking Festival brochure: www.visitwirral.com Date & name of walk Location Date & name of walk Location Tuesday 14th May Thursday 23rd May •Walking for Health Wallasey •Walking for Health Royden Park •Bidston Bidston •Buggy Park Fitness Birkenhead Park Wednesday 15th May Friday 24th May •Walking for Health Port Sunlight •Wirral Summer Special Leasowe •Walking for Health West Kirby Health Walk •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park •Peak and Northern Caldy, Hoylake Footpaths Society •Caldy Caldy •Sunset over the Dee Lower Heswall Saturday 25th May Thursday 16th May •Discover Wirral Wirral Country Park Country Park •Walking for Health Royden Park •A Walk around Dibbinsdale LNR •Buggy Park Fitness Birkenhead Park Dibbinsdale •A Walk over Bidston Moss Bidston •Discover West Oxton Oxton •Short Walks from West Kirby Friday 17th May Wirral Villages •History of the Dee Neston Marshes Sunday 26th May •Frankby Frankby •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •Geology of Wirral Wirral Country Park Saturday 18th May Country Park •Discover Wirral Wirral Country Park Country Park Monday 27th May •Wirral’s Biggest Dog Walk Wirral Country Park •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •Heswall Dales Heswall •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park •Hoylake Vision: Hoylake •Short Walks from Bidston Walk the Plan Wirral Villages Sunday 19th May Tuesday 28th May •Wirral Coastal Walk Seacombe/ •Walking for Health Wallasey Thurstaston •Meols Meols •Welly Walks with Farmer Bebington Andrew •Birkenhead Park Bat Walk Birkenhead Park •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •The Trees of Birkenhead Park Wednesday 29th May Birkenhead Park •Walking for Health Port Sunlight •Walking for Health West Kirby Monday 20th May •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park •Walking for Health Birkenhead Park •West Wirral Walk Thurstaston •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park Common •Arrowe Park to Irby (to Parkgate) Parkgate Circular Trail Tuesday 21st May •Walking for Health Wallasey Thursday 30th May •Raby & Cherry Wood Raby •Walking for Health Royden Park •Buggy Park Fitness Birkenhead Park Wednesday 22nd May •Walking for Health Port Sunlight •Friday 31st May •Walking for Health West Kirby •‘Field to Fork’ at Bebington •Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park Claremont Farm •Storeton Storeton •Port Sunlight: A Port Sunlight Pioneering Urban Village 02 For a full colour Wirral Walking Festival brochure: www.visitwirral.com Wirral Walking Festival 2013 Habitats & Wildlife Wirral has a rich diversity of habitats from rocky foreshores, saltmarsh and dunes to heathland, meadows and freshwater reedbeds. Our internationally protected estuaries are no further than 4 miles away from woodland and rocky sandstone outcrops where you can see a variety of wildlife along with spectacular views over the peninsula to North Wales and Liverpool Bay. Hilbre in the Spring Bird Song and Breakfast Thursday 2nd May, 9am - 2pm. Cost: FREE Saturday 4th, 7am - 9am Join the Coastal Rangers on a guided walk Cost: £3 RSPB members/£5 non members across the sands to Hilbre Island. Here we will Join RSPB staff and volunteers for a walk around look for some of the wildlife that Hilbre is famous the Burton Mere Wetlands for an informal for and learn more about the fascinating history introduction to the beauty of birdsong followed of this tidal island. Waterproofs and good by a light breakfast of coffee and croissants at walking boots recommended. Bring sunblock one of Wirral’s premier birdwatching sites. and some binoculars. Booking essential. Contact: 0151 353 8478, Booking essential. Contact: 0151 648 4371 [email protected] Thurstaston Ness Botanic Gardens Friday 3rd May, 10am - 3pm. Cost: FREE Come and join the Ness staff and volunteer Starting at the junction of Dee Lane/ South guides on a walk through some of the Parade, West Kirby this 7 mile walk heads out to wilder parts of Ness. Our Perimeter Walk Thurstaston where we stop for coffee/toilets. takes you around the edge of the 64 acre From here, we go via The Dungeons to enjoy the garden looking at the wild flowers and fine views at the top of Thurstaston Hill. We wildlife that make Ness such a special descend via Stapledon Wood through Caldy place. The views across the Dee Estuary and on to the Mariners Beacon before returning framed by our internationally renowned to West Kirby. tree collections are simply stunning. Self No booking required. Contact: 0151 648 1411 guided walks are available, or alternatively meet at The Visitor Centre for a guided 1- 1.5 hour walk Birkenhead Park Bat Talk and Walk Saturday, Sunday & Monday 4th-6th May, Friday 3rd May, 7.30pm - 10pm. Cost: £2 11am. Cost: FREE. No booking required. Talk and slideshow about bats at the Visitor Contact: 0845 030 4063 or visit Centre ending in a guided walk looking for bats www.nessgardens.org.uk in Birkenhead Park. Suitable for accompanied children over 8 years old. Booking essential. Contact: 0151 652 5197 or email International Dawn Chorus [email protected] Day Walk Sunday 5th May, 4am - 7am. Cost: FREE Join the Rangers on a (very!) early morning The Hilbre Islands - stroll around Wirral Country Park. The walk will be A Family Adventure Walk soundtracked by the resident and migrant birds Saturday 4th May, 10am – 2pm. Cost: FREE that nest in the hedgerows of the Wirral Way as Enjoy a walk over to Middle Eye and the dawn chorus starts when we set off from the explore some of the geology of this rocky Visitor Centre. Waterproofs and walking boots tidal outcrop before heading towards the recommended. Bring some binoculars if you main island and a look in the rock pools. have some. Booking essential. Contact: 0151 648 4371 Booking essential. Contact: 0151 648 4371 03 For a full colour Wirral Walking Festival brochure: www.visitwirral.com Brimstage Tuesday 7th May, 7.30pm Discover Wirral Country Park - Cost: FREE Green Route Meet at Brimstage Green for a gentle walk of 3-4 Saturday 11th May, 10am - 11.30am miles. Boots or strong shoes are required, along Cost: FREE with some money, as the walk will probably finish A leisurely stroll around the Thurstaston close to a hostelry! Centre, towards Caldy, and across Dawpool No booking required. Nature Reserve. This is a short guided walk of Contact: 0151 677 6605 around one and a half miles, it is ideal for beginners or people new to the Park. Warm waterproofs and strong footwear are Irby and Royden Park recommended. Meet at the Visitor Centre, Wednesday 8th May, 9.45am - 2.30pm Thurstaston. Cost: FREE No booking required. Meet at the Cherry Orchard car park for this Contact: 0151 648 4371 gentle 5 mile stroll around the Wirral. From the Cherry Orchard we will walk through Arrowe Park to Irby, through Harrock Wood, Thurstaston Common and Royden Park returning to the Cherry Orchard via Limbo Lane. The Wildflowers of the North No booking required. Wirral Coast Contact: 0151 334 9941 Sunday 12th May, 12.30pm - 3.30pm Cost: FREE The North Wirral Coastal Park dune, grassland, freshwater and woodland habitats provide a The Birds of Wirral Country Park rich diversity of wildflowers between Wallasey Friday 10th May, 10am and Meols. Join the Coastal Ranger for a walk Cost: FREE to discover some of the species that can be Join staff and volunteers from the RSPB and found there. Coastal Rangers to discover some of the Booking essential. Contact: 0151 648 4371 birds that can be found in the freshwater, hedgerow, woodland, grassland and estuarine habitats within and adjacent to Grange Hill and Red Rocks Wirral Country Park. This walk includes Sunday 12th May, 1pm - 4pm. Cost: FREE stepped access to the Dungeons. Bring Meeting at Hoylake Station Car Park for a binoulars if you have them circular walk over to Grange Hill, then over the Booking essential.
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