Croxteth Country Park, Liverpool
Sat 9 May 2026
Steve Cross and Sheila Wynn
Saturday 9th May: Croxteth Country Park, Liverpool. A joint meeting with the Liverpool Botanical Society (Maximum 10 participants) Leaders: Steve Cross and…
Sandscale Haws NNR, near Barrow-in-Furness,
Tuesday 7th July: Sandscale Haws NNR, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Leaders: Emily Williams, Area Ranger and Sheila Wynn
This meeting could be added on to the Cumbria meeting at Allonby, 3rd to 5thJuly.
Meet for a 10.30 start in the National Trust Pay and Display Car Park, Hawthwaite Lane, Askam-in-Furness, near Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4QJ; Grid Ref: SD20027560; what3words: /// hence.bulges.looks.
The parking cost (Oct. 2025) is £5/day, free to National Trust members. There are toilets in the car park. A meeting to explore the outstanding dune flora of the reserve, where over 600 plant species have been recorded. As well as the usual dune plants, we hope to see a variety of Marsh and Spotted orchids Dactylorhiza spp. and Helleborines including Dune Epipactis dunensis and Marsh E. palustris.
More information at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/sandscale-haws-national-nature-reserve
To book, contact Janet John wfs.meetings@gmail.com