Steven HeywoodMar 15

A long afternoon's meander round my local bit of the Mersey Valley.

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Mersey Valley

Heron, Broad Ees Dole Spring passage is a process of overlapping waves, just as much as it's about the arrival of Summer visitors it's also...

Andi ChorleyJan 16

Track through Streford Meadows seen on an overcast day. I saw a kestrel hovering here, which made my day.

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Steven HeywoodNov 17

An afternoon walk round Stretford Meadows.

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Stretford Meadows

Long-tailed tit It was a pleasant and still relatively mild sort of a day. The spadgers and great tits quietly found the mealworms I put out...

Steven HeywoodOct 12

A dawdling walk home from Chorlton via Sale Water Park and Stretford Meadows.

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#IvyGreen
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Mersey Valley

Mallards, Jackson's Boat Yesterday at dawn there were 79 black-headed gulls on the school playing field, today there were just sixteen. If t...

Steven HeywoodSep 6, 2025

An afternoon dawdle to Sale Water Park.

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Steven HeywoodAug 4, 2025

High Summer doldrums on Stretford Meadows.

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Stretford Meadows

Chiffchaff After an atrocious morning we were gifted a sunny lull before the approaching storm. I couldn't say I felt like going for a walk ...

Steven HeywoodJul 23, 2025

A dawdle round Stretford Meadows.

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Stretford Meadows

Shaded broad-bar It was one of days that make you feel you've been standing in an automatic car wash far too long and it's given you a heada...

Steven HeywoodJun 8, 2025

A wander over Stretford Meadows.

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Stretford Meadows

Goldfinch  It was a morning for errands so I didn't have big plans for the birdwatching day. I might have slept through the opening passage ...

Steven HeywoodJun 6, 2025

Afternoon stroll: Stretford Meadows.

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Steven HeywoodMay 4, 2025

A long wander round Stretford Meadows looking for warblers.

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Stretford Meadows

Robin I was standing still by the cricket pitch waiting for the end of the over when this robin flew onto the branch by my shoulder and sang...