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WIKIWALK HOOTON FIELDS
Sunday 11/07/10

14:00

next wiki walk?
location hooton field by eastham!
https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbth...html#Post413197
map and History to follow!
Meet at the New Rake Hotel on the corner of Mill Park Drive and Kingsley Avenue, CH62 9AY, not far from Eastham Rake Station.


names down


1.Croc
2.Don
3.t.c.
4.bluebell
5.d.d. (doesn't remember putting his name down )
6.RUDE
7.PLUESONE
8.SUE
9.EMMA
10.SHALAY
11.GRANDMASTERFLASH (aka welly melly)
12.Karen
13.Harvey
14.gypsy
15.JABBER

thanks to everyone for coming today cool get ya pics up gang camera thanks to will for the lifts and as always d.d.
was also nice to meet jabber hi

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few more smile

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And I'm not in a single one of them!!!!!!!!!

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Here are a few of mine.
Good walk, out of the house on yet another gloriously sunny day.
Go WikiWeather!!!!!

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Looks like you had a good day, is that old factory (Gum Tregasol Works ) derelict?
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It looked it from where we were, all the windows had been bricked.

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
And I'm not in a single one of them!!!!!!!!!
:(sorry man get ya next time bud! smile

as for the factory ste i belive it is empty cool

will fantastic pics mate smile


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heres one from the 1st vent and the Common Spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)


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What was down that vent? Did you go down there? omg


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Originally Posted by _Ste_
What was down that vent? Did you go down there? omg
The vent goes to the bottom of Hooton Landfill site and is an inspection shaft, you can't go down it because of the high methane levels.

The old gumworks building is still in use and used by a few businesses.


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awww dad do i not get props for my expert googling of the tragasol place? tease

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The old gumworks building is still in use and used by a few businesses.

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Originally Posted by GrandMasterFlash
awww dad do i not get props for my expert googling of the tragasol place? tease


Sorry, cudos to the Flash for her 'expert googling of the tragasol place'


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