Calendar Items January 2010
A Time for Resolutions
January is a time for resolutions and new starts, so now is the ideal time to make the commitment to get out and about in Wirral’s Countryside, not only to enjoy the wonders of nature in the Country Park, but also to improve your overall health and well-being in the process. If it’s a bracing walk along the beach at Thurstaston that you’re after, or a more sheltered walk along the Wirral Way, it’s all here just waiting for you to discover. Before you set off, why not call into Thurstaston Visitor Centre, which is open every day of the week with the sole exception of Christmas Day, and pick up a free nature guide or just to have a chat with the Information Assistant who will help you plan your route?
There’s so much to see and do at this time of the year that you’re spoilt for choice. If you have a pair of binoculars with you and you’re on the cliff top or the beach you will have the added advantage of seeing thousands of wading birds, many of which are resident here all year round, but equally as many that have migrated here from Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic and Scandinavia. They are wintering over out on the estuary and will be here until spring or early summer when they will make the long journey back to their breeding grounds.
Equally, a walk along the Wirral Way will reveal many different species of birds flying from hedge to hedge looking for alternative food sources when all the berries have gone. If you visit early in the morning you will see rabbits hopping about on the paths scavenging for food or you might see a fox or a weasel. If you visit later on, as the short days draw to their close, you might be lucky enough to see a Barn Owl setting off on it’s evening hunting spree. It is also at this time of the year that we get the spectacular sunsets over the Dee Estuary. So whatever you’re doing, make sure you find the time to visit the Country Park- you know it makes sense!
Extract from Wirral Country Park Newsletter January 2010: compiled by James Locke
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