Merseyside recommendations??

[beneechi]

Hi all, I'm getting back into the outdoors after a looong lay off and am looking for good hike/camp location suggestions. I guess noth west and north Wales is cool too. It's mostly solo stuff with the occasional sprog.

Thank in advance.

Ian.

 

[Mesquite]

Hello and welcome to the forum Ian

Afraid I can't help you with your query as it's outside of my area but I'm sure there'll be others who can

 

[Paul_B]

Have you looked at some of the coastal regions Southport to is it Ainsdale? I wonder if you could sneak an overnight in the dunes area or the woods with the squirrels. Used to live not far from Banks, the other side of Southport, so vaguely recall that's a nice area to walk.

 

[beneechi]

Im liking the sound of that, worth a look.

Thanks.

 

[nurvware]

Gaziano Outdoors often camps in the dunes of Southport / Ainsdale.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gaziano+outdoors

Ive hammocked in Delamere forest a couple of times

 

[Ystranc]

Have you looked at some of the coastal regions Southport to is it Ainsdale? I wonder if you could sneak an overnight in the dunes area or the woods with the squirrels. Used to live not far from Banks, the other side of Southport, so vaguely recall that's a nice area to walk.

I wouldn’t try it, there are rangers covering everything from the Ribble estuary south to the military range at Altcar. There are actually byelaws prohibiting camping so it isn’t just trespassing, you could receive a fixed penalty fine. The properties are run by the council, The National trust and the Nature Conservancy Council, all of them are well equipped and take the no camping thing seriously.

 

[nurvware]

Arrive late, leave early, leave no trace, dont be a [insert choice of phrase here]

Many of us dont have the luxury of owning land or having a permission. I regularly sleep on council owned woodland.

 

[Fadcode]

There was a local Bushcraft Group around the Crosby area, if I remember right they had something to do with MilitaryMart in Burscough, (sponsorship I think ) so maybe worth contacting MM for contact info, I think the group had their own woodland.

 

[Ystranc]

Arrive late, leave early, leave no trace, dont be a [insert choice of phrase here]

Many of us dont have the luxury of owning land or having a permission. I regularly sleep on council owned woodland.

I would add to this. Don’t light a fire because the smell if smoke carries a long way on the sea breeze and they take it very seriously. Be careful where you park. Overnight parking around the National Trust or Formby point sticks out like a sore thumb. The access down lifeboat Rd and car parks are well known for cruising or dogging so the police watch them. Victoria Rd is like millionaires row so again, the police watch it.
I grew up in that area and know it well, the character of the beach changes at dusk as the d***heads and scallies take over the areas nearest to the access roads and boardwalks. I know this for a fact because I used to fish that beach and was there at low tide, whatever the time of day or night.