April 12th 2010 - Formby Pine Woodlands

I took this photograph today at Freshfield, Formby. It shows a small section of the vast pine woodlands which are, suprisingly, not a natural feature of this coastline. They were planted 60 - 110 years ago to stabilise the sand dunes and shelter crops like asparagus (the best tasting asparagus in the world is grown here). They are now an important refuge for the rare red squirrel. Well worth a visit if passing.