Wirral ways

On Sunday I walked with a group of friends on one of my favourite local walks, along the beach to West Kirby and back. The tide was in and, thankfully, the weather was sunnier and warmer than on the day I took this photo. The kite surfers were out and, by the time we got to West Kirby, groups of walkers were gathering to walk out to Hilbre Island. On our walk we passed the Natterjack Toad Reserve. We were delighted to see the little stream by the reserve full of tadpoles and, putting two and two together, it seems likely they are junior natterjacks. I must go back and see how they progress in a week or two.

I also paid a visit to Church Farm Thurstaton to buy some of their wonderful Wirral asparagus. It was cut, graded, cooked and eaten on the same day, and tasted delicious too. If you visit Wirral during the asparagus season, do go and buy some.

Another boating lake

Last week's photo was of the large Marine Lake in West Kirby. This week things are on a smaller scale, with a photo of the newly refurbished boating lake next to Hoylake Lifeboat Station. It was a lovely sunny day and we walked along the promenade to see the boats in action. You might just be able to make out the sand yacht and parakarts far out on the beach.

Dining in West Kirby

There are so many great places to eat in Hoylake that when we do go out for a meal we tend to choose somewhere here, our favourite being the Portrait House which I've mentioned before in this blog. Last night we decided to go the extra mile (approximately!) and we went to West Kirby. It was a bit chilly to walk round the marine lake but we had plenty of choices of where to eat. We decided to go to the Indian restaurant Karma which has an excellent reputation. We weren't disappointed, the decor was stylish, the service excellent and the food delicious. I hope it won't be long before we have another evening free to go back.