The Friends of Marton Mere arrange regular walks around the Mere and adjacent Lawson Wetland to introduce people to the habitats, explain the history of the site, the plants and animals likely to be encountered and most importantly, to try
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The whole point of this blog is to try and report on my interactions with, observations of and comments on all things nature related. The seven Isle of Man 100 Mile hike blogs were more of a daily diary of
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Break Camp – Day Out in Douglas – Trip Home “Take only pictures and leave only footprints” After 5 nights under canvas at our Café 26, Derbyhaven / Castletown base, it was time to pack away the camp beds, roll-up
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Port Cornaa to Douglas – Distance – 25km Duration – Approximately 6 Hours The detailed route of each of our five walks can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the image below – It can then be shared or
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Point of Ayre to Port Cornaa – Distance – 27km Duration – Approximately 6 Hours The detailed route of each of our five walks can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the image below – It can then be
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Author – Ian Nickson Peel to Point of Ayre – Distance 31km – Duration – Approximately 6.5 Hours The detailed route of each of our five walks can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the image below – It can
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Calf of Man to Peel – Distance – 30km Duration – Approximately 8 Hours The detailed route of each of our five walks can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the image below – It can then be shared
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From Douglas to the Calf of Man – Distance – 38km Duration – Approximately 9 Hours The full route of each of our five days walks can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the image below – It can
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Friday into Saturday – Fylde Coast to Douglas ‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft a-gley’ – from “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns There I was on day 6 of our holiday, sunning myself by the
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Over the last nine days I’ve completed four sea watching sessions, done a bit of weekend volunteering and purchased (physical and digital) few new books. To follow are some updates on them all. Seawatch sessions took place on 16th, 17th,
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