Styal woods, part of the Quarry Bank Estate, is situated near the village of Styal and Manchester airport. Dinah and Pete Francis volunteer there and Dinah has agreed to lead our walk. Depending on time & weather we can discuss which walk people want to do. It will be either Southern Woods or probably a […]
Warton Crag’s mix of habitats and limestone rock offers a home to a wonderful array of spring flowers, birds and insects, most famously some of Britain’s rarest butterflies, like the Pearl-bordered Fritillary. We’re heading up there on Saturday 14th May to see what we can find. The route is 3 miles long and climbs to […]
There’s a report on this trip in the monthly Newsletter ******************** Gill Wrigley’s recce report: Today I went on a recce of Moore Nature Reserve in preparation for the RFNS car trip on Sat 26th March. The reserve is accessed by Moore Road which crosses the Manchester ship canal. My satnav took me straight there […]