May is a lovely month to appreciate the bird life at CWF. Not so much what you see – the leaves on the trees make that challenging – but what you hear. And it is in the lower fields, the part of the reserve that most people neglect, that the…
We met at the Childwall Abbey Hotel for the members-only event, a PowerPoint talk about the fungi found in Childwall Woods and Fields, and an enthusiastic group of 12 members gathered in the Function Room. Those who attended heard about the different types of fungi and their roles as recyclers,…
Ten CWF members met at main Lodge entrance on Friday evening to join Friends’ Trustees Izzy Hurdle and Andrew Scott for a guided group photography walk in Childwall Woods and Fields. Despite the earlier forecast of rain, the weather gods were kind. The group had a wide range of camera…
On a beautiful, sunny May morning, 10 keen Members met at 8am at Childwall Lane for an Early Morning Bird Walk led by Andrew Scott, David Holland and Isabelle Hurdle. The early start enabled us to make best use of the day and to catch the birdsong before the reserve…
The Ancient and Veteran Trees of Liverpool Tuesday 26th March 2024 at the Childwall Abbey Hotel. There are many wonderful old trees in Liverpool and a very special ancient one. Members of Childwall Woods and Fields were invited to go along to a talk by a verifier from the Ancient…
The Trees of Childwall Fields – a Guided Walk With Andrew Scott September 18, 2023 The first of our Members-only events was a guided walk on the Trees of Childwall Fields led by Andrew Scott. Andrew, a self-confessed tree freak and a verifier for the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory,…