Just two miles off the coast of West Kirby and at the start of river Dee's estuary there is an archipelago made up of three islands: Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island. The four-mile walk to the islands is very popular regardless of the season and
A seal pup is recovering at a wildlife hospital after it was rescued from the sea wall near West Kirby's Marine Lake. Walkers spotted the poorly animal stranded on the rocks near the side of the lake on Thursday and contacted the RSPCA. Lewey Tait, who was involved
There have been many highlights to Matt Thomas’s remarkable 16-year career as a countryside ranger in Wirral, but his pick of the bunch is a little unexpected – being bought lasagne and chips in a West Kirby supermarket café by Matt Baker from BBC’s Countryfile. The unlikely pair
Being a Site of Special Scientific Interest, the three tidal islands contained within the Dee Estuary that make up Hilbre Island, act as home to resident and migratory birds and a number of other wildlife species. Helping maintain the birds on the Island is the Hilbre Island Bird Observatory, which
RNLI lifeguards from West Kirby have been given a prestigious award after they saved a man’s life on Hilbre Island. Norman and Mike Proctor, who are father and son, and Tom Corlett received the award after rescuing a man, who had suffered serious spinal injuries and was clinging to
Coastguards have warned people to avoid the cliffs around the Hilbre Islands after a series of collapses in recent weeks. Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team was called to reports of a cliff collapse on Middle Eye, one of three remote islands off West Kirby, on Sunday May 1. The team found
Walkers have been advised to avoid part of Middle Eye - one of the three islands which make up Hilbre Islands - after a rock fall. Members of Wirral Coastguard alerted the Wirral Council rangers after noticing there had been some recent subsidence. The area has been fenced off to the public
A 10 year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition following an accident at Hilbre Island this afternoon. Merseyside Police say the boy, who was accompanied by an adult, slipped on rocks on the island off the West Kirby coast at around 1pm, and
A popular boat tour of the Hilbre Island network is relaunching after selling out bookings in 2015. Last year, hundreds of people took to the waves for the chance to spot Atlantic Grey Seals, a wide range of bird-life, plus the occasional Harbour Porpoise. The two-hour long Hilbre
A seal which was rescued after getting into difficulty near Hilbre Island has sadly died. A team from the RSPCA, Wirral Coastguard and Wirral Council rangers rescued the seal, which had become stranded by Little Eye - the smallest of the three islands off the coast of West Kirby. The struggling
