Bird Watching

Wednesday 19 November. Meet at RSPB Ribble Discovery Centre, Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes at 12.45. We will be given a guided tour of Ribble Estuary Birds

Come well fed and well provisioned. Car sharing from Aughton will be at 1100 to allow time for us to eat our sandwiches at Fairhaven.

If travelling independently it is recommended that you travel North towards Preston by the A59 through Penwortham. On the bridge over the Ribble keep in the left hand lane to join the link road to the A583 towards Blackpool. After 3-4 miles take the left hand turn along the A584 to Lytham. Keep on this road through Lytham for Fairhaven Lake.

Refer to the two maps for further details

Car Parking is usually possible along the Inner Promenade, but there is a pay car park by the side of the lake with entry from the Inner Promenade near the Toilets.

Please be at the Ribble Discovery Centre by 12:45.

If you travel via M6/M55 then it is recommended that you leave the M55 at Junction 3: the roadsto Lytham St Anne's from Junction 4 are poorly signposted.

There will be no outing in December.

From January 2009 could people who need a lift please phone Eric or Viv. So few people used the old arrangement that the practise of waiting at Aughton Village Hall in case someone needs a lift will be discontinued.

Wednesday 21 January 2009: Marsh Side/Hesketh Out Marsh. Meet at 1000 at Marsh Side Car Park. After a visit to the main hide we travel North for a visit to the new site being developed at Hesketh Out Marsh. We can walk on the public right of way along the embankment. Since the embankment is at least a 30 minute walk from the nearest place were we can park be prepared by bringing refrehments, wrapping up tight and wearing boots.