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Friends of Hilbre Days on Hilbre in 2012 and The Telegraph Station Lookout Building and Seal Watching |
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The Hilbre Telegraph Lookout building on the main island was built in 1841 and now houses an exhibition relating to the wildlife and history of the Hilbre Islands. Volunteers from The Friends of Hilbre are on duty on special “Friends’ Days” when this building will be opened by them for visitors for some of the stated time {see list below}. Seal watching using the telescope will be available if the weather is suitable. Please note that members of the public can visit the Hilbre Islands’ Local Nature Reserve throughout the year. Guided walks by the Rangers can be booked, when available, as advertised in their newsletter on-line. Enquire at Wirral Country Park Tel. 0151 648 4371 (10am – 4pm, 7 days a week). The Friends of Hilbre volunteers do not guide visitors across the shore to the islands. Please check the tides before you cross. For information on tides please contact: Wirral Country Park (10 – 4pm, 7 days a week). Tide times and safe crossing times are posted monthly by the Ranger Service on the notice board at Dee Lane slip way, by the shore, in West Kirby. The ‘safe route’ map to Hilbre is also on the notice board. Please refer to the section Planning Your Trip To Hilbre to ensure you are familiar with precautions to take when visiting the islands.
These are the dates of the Friends’ days, when volunteers will staff
the old Telegraph Lookout Building on the main Island, for
some of the stated time,
and will offer seal watching through the telescope, weather permitting.
Groups
are asked to notify the Coastal Park Ranger Team when they visit
the Hilbre Islands so that a record of visitor numbers to Hilbre may be
kept and the rangers are aware of a group on the island should there be
any issues. Groups can continue to book the Day room for their use {but
not just as wet weather shelter}. Access to the Local Nature Reserve is
free of charge. CONTACT NUMBER FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE:
The Thurstaston Centre, Wirral Country Park, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, CH61 0HN The Thurstaston Centre is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm Telephone 0151 648 4371 E-mail: coastalpark@wirral.gov.uk IMPORTANT: check the tides before you cross, by ringing Wirral Country Park office, Tel. 0151 648 4371 at times as above, or by reading the notice board at Dee Lane slip way in West Kirby, and using the correct route across the shore. Only
cross from Dee Lane, West Kirby.
SAFE
CROSSING TIMES BETWEEN WEST KIRBY AND HILBRE
PLEASE RESPECT THE WILDLIFE
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