Publications

The Wirral Society have been always been active in keeping their members informed of the activities of the Society via printed publications. Some of these have taken the form of simple newsletters, whilst others have been in printed booklet form with limited print runs. Indeed, copies of such publications are rare to find these days, but we are lucky enough to have been able to locate most of the hard copy material for upload to this website.

Our current news letter publication which comes out quarterly is called 'Wirral Matters' and members receive this free of charge as part of their membership. It is also distributed freely throughout the libraries of Wirral. We have scanned all the available copies we can find and have uploaded them to this website.

All documents have been uploaded in PDF format and you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view them. If you do not have this, please download it here.

When you are sure you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, choose from either of the following options to view our publication archives:

Published Booklets

News Letters

Railing at Riverbank Road, Heswall
Dusk at Riverbank Road, Heswall
Photograph by Judith Railton

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Gorse Bush Flowering In Novemeber At Thors Rock
Gorse Bush, Thors Rock
Photograph by Nick Lauro

Upon the many Sandstone outcrops of Wirral, you will find the Common Gorse bush as one of the most prevalent of naturally occurring shrubs. Common Gorse Bushes usually produce their strongest crop of flowers during the months of Spring and early Summer. However, it has been noted that since the mid 1980's, there has been an increase in frequency for the bushes to flower throughout all seasons of the year. Global warming? Who knows? But without a doubt, the strong smell of Coconut that the Common Gorse bush extrudes when it is flowering remains at its strongest in the Spring. This photograph was taken in late November 2007.