The Friends of Pickerings Pasture and Hale Duck Decoy are a volunteer group who work with Halton Borough Council to support, protect, develop and promote these nature reserves.
YOU CAN CONTACT US AT: garylynda_broad2@btinternet.com OR 0151 425 4483
For wildlife sightings use pickerings123@gmail.com
For wildlife sightings use pickerings123@gmail.com
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A Visitor Centre has opened in Widnes with views of the work on our New Bridge. For details click here.
PICKERINGS PASTURE
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A peregrine.
Colour-ringed Canada geese.
2014 Cornfield
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The Peregrine Falcon |
Black-tailed godwit.
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Book Travelling at Pickerings Pasture.
Jenny Jones finds a book with an interesting history. Read more>> Additional information added 6/5/14 Black-tailed godwits on the River Mersey |
Kingfisher.
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A magnificent display |
Arctic Woodland
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The FoPP meet at Pickerings Pasture Visitors Centre, every other month, to plan voluntary work on Pickerings and the Decoy. Every month there is also a project morning. We meet in the car park. We are always happy to welcome new members.
Please go to the top of the page and click on MORE, then DIARY DATES to find out more.
We will continue to run the Pickerings Pasture Pop-up Café, in the Visitors Centre, selling refreshments, book and bits and opening the public toilets, most Sundays. Check the information board for times when the café is open or closed. The cafe will be open as usual, through Jan and Feb 2015.
Over the next few months, as it gets lighter in the evening, the gates to the site will close later. From February they close at 5pm. It is important to move cars from the site by this time, as visitors may find themselves locked in by security staff and have to pay a fine to get out.
Please go to the top of the page and click on MORE, then DIARY DATES to find out more.
We will continue to run the Pickerings Pasture Pop-up Café, in the Visitors Centre, selling refreshments, book and bits and opening the public toilets, most Sundays. Check the information board for times when the café is open or closed. The cafe will be open as usual, through Jan and Feb 2015.
Over the next few months, as it gets lighter in the evening, the gates to the site will close later. From February they close at 5pm. It is important to move cars from the site by this time, as visitors may find themselves locked in by security staff and have to pay a fine to get out.
HALE DUCK DECOY
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At high tide.
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Keep off - this is my patch &
High tide at Pickerings Pasture |
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Tidal surge and flooding on Hale Marsh and Hale Duck Decoy |
View from the hide
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Hale Duck Decoy |
Teal
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Wildlife at Hale Duck Decoy -
Past and Present |
A restored pipe.
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History of Hale Duck Decoy |
Please go to the top of the page and click on MORE, then PHOTO GALLERY to view more pictures.
There are several old glass slides of the Hale Duck Decoy.
Please got to the top of the page and click on MORE, then PHOTO GALLERY, then OLD SLIDES OF THE DUCK DECOY, to see more pictures.
Please got to the top of the page and click on MORE, then PHOTO GALLERY, then OLD SLIDES OF THE DUCK DECOY, to see more pictures.
WILDLIFE REPORTS FOR PICKERINGS PASTURE
AND HALE DUCK DECOY
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Winter Wildlife Report
Pickerings Pasture & Hale Duck Decoy Autumn Wildlife Report Pickerings Pasture Autumn Wildlife Report Hale Duck Decoy Summer Wildlife Report Pickerings Pasture Summer Wildlife Report
Hale Duck Decoy Spring Wildlife Report Pickerings Pasture Spring Wildlife Report Hale Duck Decoy |
"Spring into Summer''
Our first photographic competition has taken place. The winner was Dave Woosey, with his photograph of a kingfisher. The runners up were Ruth Hilton, with her photograph of Canada geese and Dave Leeke with his hoverfly photograph. The judge was David Salt, a retired art teacher. The winner of the 'people's choice' was Vincent Phillips with his heron photograph.
Next year's competition will start from this September, with a 'Four Seasons' theme. Entrants should select a location of their choice, on Pickerings Pasture, and select an Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer photograph, from that single location.
Well done to everyone who took part this year.
Our first photographic competition has taken place. The winner was Dave Woosey, with his photograph of a kingfisher. The runners up were Ruth Hilton, with her photograph of Canada geese and Dave Leeke with his hoverfly photograph. The judge was David Salt, a retired art teacher. The winner of the 'people's choice' was Vincent Phillips with his heron photograph.
Next year's competition will start from this September, with a 'Four Seasons' theme. Entrants should select a location of their choice, on Pickerings Pasture, and select an Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer photograph, from that single location.
Well done to everyone who took part this year.
It has been brought to our notice that someone is taking pictures from our website and publishing them as his own. We are flattered if people use our photographs but they must be credited as such. They must not be used if they display a © copy-write sign. If in any doubt as to the photographer please use thefriendsofpickeringspasture.org.uk website and give us some good publicity. THANK YOU
The FoPP carried out more project work at Pickerings Pasture on February 2nd 2015. Meeting in the Visitors Centre at 10am, we repaired a section of fence and reduced the height of some shrubs, at the hide, painted the donation post notice board and some fencing, did further work on the scrape dam, cleared debris in the bird feeding area near the Centre, cleared leaves to the side of the car park, cut back shrubs on the waterways path and cleared litter.
During the following week, our volunteers took delivery of some bark chips and spread them in two areas that get muddy, produced and put up some new notices and started the task of painting all the fencing.
Lynda has written and printed a Pickerings Pasture leaflet, which is now available in the Visitors Centre.
In March 2015, we had intended to spend a morning doing work at Hale Duck Decoy but as that site is flooded, we will hold our project morning, on March 2nd, at Pickerings again.
Please go to the top of the page and click on PICKERINGS PASTURE, then Pickerings Pasture volunteers to find out more.
During the following week, our volunteers took delivery of some bark chips and spread them in two areas that get muddy, produced and put up some new notices and started the task of painting all the fencing.
Lynda has written and printed a Pickerings Pasture leaflet, which is now available in the Visitors Centre.
In March 2015, we had intended to spend a morning doing work at Hale Duck Decoy but as that site is flooded, we will hold our project morning, on March 2nd, at Pickerings again.
Please go to the top of the page and click on PICKERINGS PASTURE, then Pickerings Pasture volunteers to find out more.
The Friends of Pickerings Pasture and Hale Duck Decoy
AGM 14th APRIL 2014 Chairperson's Report
The last year has been a busy, eventful and rewarding year for the FoPP. Not all meetings and actions have been included but the list will give a good flavour of our volunteer activities. We have enjoyed the success of our Pop Up Café most Sundays and the Visitors Centre is being put to good use. We have set in motion the replanting of the Wild Flower Meadow and the production of new interpretation boards and we look forward to seeing them in place. We have a new bench provided by HBC, just off the car park and we now have some input into the management of the Control Meadow and the cutting of the other meadows. Our website goes from strength to strength and helps to share what we do and see with many people, near and far. FoPP members deserve a pat on the back for their volunteer commitment and practical efforts at Pickerings Pasture and Hale Duck Decoy.
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AGM 14th APRIL 2014 Chairperson's Report
The last year has been a busy, eventful and rewarding year for the FoPP. Not all meetings and actions have been included but the list will give a good flavour of our volunteer activities. We have enjoyed the success of our Pop Up Café most Sundays and the Visitors Centre is being put to good use. We have set in motion the replanting of the Wild Flower Meadow and the production of new interpretation boards and we look forward to seeing them in place. We have a new bench provided by HBC, just off the car park and we now have some input into the management of the Control Meadow and the cutting of the other meadows. Our website goes from strength to strength and helps to share what we do and see with many people, near and far. FoPP members deserve a pat on the back for their volunteer commitment and practical efforts at Pickerings Pasture and Hale Duck Decoy.
Click here to read more >>
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Young Nature Conservationists.
Yr 8 pupils from Ormiston Chadwick Academy spent a day at Pickerings Pasture, with the Friends of Pickerings Pasture, planting bulbs, clearing leaves, cutting back and litter picking.
Please go to the top of the page and click on Pickerings Pasture, to find more information about this visit.
