Cheshire’s Networks for Nature
Nearly 3,000 metres of hedgerow, over 100 hectares of habitat and 20 ponds in Cheshire are being restored or created, thanks to a £4 million boost from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Community groups, charities and local authorities are collaborating to undertake the work and train wildlife champions of the future.
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-zoos-4m-funding-help-31622319?int_source=nba

Roman Chester: Deva Victrix
Short film by the University of Chester’s Department of History and Archaeology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCtTwvIwMIw&t=56s

Effigies and tomb chests of Cheshire churches
YouTube video with optional subtitles. Lasts just over 14 minutes.
https://www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk/wp-admin/post.php?post=3577&action=edit

History of Chester in old images
Photographs and videos of Chester dating from the 1920s to 2007.
https://localhistoryvideos.com/chester/?utm_content=cmp-true

Chester’s ‘mysterious’ past makes it one of Britain’s most haunted cities – or does it??
Chester has snagged the number one spot as the UK’s most welcoming city in Booking.com’s annual Traveller Review Awards – but it’s also been voted one of Britain’s most haunted cities, albeit by only 15% of 2,000 survey respondents.
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chesters-mysterious-past-makes-one-31127037?utm_source=cheshire_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning_daily_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=fee879e0-f9b7-4c6f-8ca5-a9fa64e03ff9&hx=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21

Discovering Cheshire’s Industrial Archaeology: Part 1
https://archaeologytea.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/discovering-cheshires-industrial-archaeology-part-1/

Discovering Cheshire’s Industrial Archaeology: Part 2
https://archaeologytea.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/discovering-cheshires-industrial-archaeology-part-2/

Film of Chester in 1931
Ninety years after being made, this fascinating film of Chester was colorized in 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADMwM-SdjDM

13th-century coin hoard found in Cheshire
Found by metal detectorists searching in the Whitegate and Marton area with the landowner’s permission, the hoard of 69 coins consisted of 63 depicting Edward I (King of England 1272-1307), three of Alexander III (King of Scotland 1249-1286), and three other European coins described as ‘imitation pennies’.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24993687.medieval-coin-hoard-13th-century-found-whitegate-marton/?ref=ebln&nid=1543&block=article_block_a&u=d4c9d445a11ca3b4d5080d09710dae3e&date=100325

Quarry Bank Giant’s Castle Walk
Ancient woodland, medieval buildings and the River Bollin are some of the sights to enjoy on this walk near Styal in Cheshire. For printable instructions and a map, see:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/quarry-bank/quarry-bank-giants-castle-walk

Pex Hill Nature Reserve, Widnes
Photos and suggested route through varied habitat which forms part of the Mersey Forest.
http://www.cheshirenow.co.uk/pex_hill.html

Clickable menu of parks and gardens in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Merseyside
http://www.cheshirenow.co.uk/gardens.htm

History of Tarvin and directions for walk to Hockenhull Platts
Photos and info about a picturesque settlement 6 miles north-east of Chester and nearby medieval pack-horse bridges.
http://www.cheshirenow.co.uk/tarvin.html

History walk of Farndon with James Balme
Video tour and ancillary information in print
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/23409314.video-tour-exploring-history-farndon-cheshire/

Circular walk along Hockenhull Platts, Cheshire’s ancient packhorse route (5 miles/8km)
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/17947229.walk-hockenhull-platts—cheshires-ancient-packhorse-route-8km/

Cheshire Walk: Disley and the Black Rocks
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/walks/22582782.cheshire-walk—disley-black-rocks/

Cheshire walk: Higher Poynton and Lyme Park
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/walks/22587335.cheshire-walk—higher-poynton-lyme-park/

Cheshire Directories, 1789-1910
PDFs of 11 directories, forming a superb reference source about many aspects of the county’s past.
http://cheshiredirectories.manuscripteye.com/index.htm

The Country Seat: Brereton Hall and other Prodigy houses
This is part of a recent for-sale ad but contains a wealth of interesting information about famous houses built in a distinctive architectural style
https://thecountryseat.org.uk/2013/11/14/a-minor-prodigy-brereton-hall-for-sale/

Deep History of Cheshire
https://www.themeister.co.uk/hindley/domesticated_animals.htm

The Cheshire Regiment at the Battle of the Somme
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/history/cheshire-regiment-key-role-battle-11546389

Stanlow’s Secret Island
https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/secret-island-less-hour-lancashire-27730500?IYA-reg=76f0b7bd-acc7-413c-8f5a-cb891d809460

Canal, crag and castle on this easy farmland walk in Cheshire
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/23659572.cheshire-walk-peckforton-beeston-castle-circular/

Cheshire manor house’s hidden history revealed
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-manor-houses-hidden-history-27626678?IYA-reg=76f0b7bd-acc7-413c-8f5a-cb891d809460

Merseyside’s maritime heritage saved in Cheshire
Aged over 120, the last tugboat built in Merseyside has been given new lease of life and a new home in Ellesmere Port:
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/history/she-gets-your-blood-last-28693194?IYA-mail=e26b78fd-f017-4895-a873-57ab3aad40c8

History of the Wirral Peninsula
Extensive collection of photos and snippets
https://wirralhistory.uk/

Wirral’s Oldest Building
Funding and preservation plans to protect Birkenhead Priory:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseysides-oldest-building-can-found-28650050

Wirral’s listed buildings
Photos and brief descriptions of 32 structures recently given listed status, among them  churches, pubs, a former town hall, the Royal Liverpool Golf Clubhouse, an Edward VII postbox, a sandstone wall, cast-iron street and hydrant signs, air-raid shelters, Arts and Crafts houses, a bear pit, a ticket office, and a rare Lucy box (enclosing electrical boosting facilities).
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gallery/32-unique-old-buildings-structures-31080942

Ellesmere Port underground bunker before demolition
The bunker, dating from the 1990s, was created as a basement emergency centre when the local council’s premises were extended. The photographs recording its appearance were taken in 2022 by Ellesmere Port’s MP, Justin Madders, shortly before the council moved to a new public services hub. Empty since then, the site has been earmarked for low carbon housing.
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/gallery/inside-ellesmere-port-underground-bunker-32062445?utm_source=cheshire_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=main_daily_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=fee879e0-f9b7-4c6f-8ca5-a9fa64e03ff9&hx=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21

Preservation plans for Wirral’s nearest island
At low tide Hilbre Island can be reached on foot from West Kirby, and now several of its semi-derelict historic buildings are set to get a new lease of life thanks to Hilbre Community Island Trust, which has acquired the lease from Wirral Council.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/inside-buildings-islands-you-can-28869103?utm_source=liverpool_echo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Liverpool+Echo+-+Daily+Newsletter_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=fee879e0-f9b7-4c6f-8ca5-a9fa64e03ff9

Hooton Aircraft Museum revamp approved
Between April and October Hooton Park Trust hosts open days on the last Sunday of the month. The site was operational as an aerodrome between 1917 and 1957, and reuse of a former hangar will enable more historic aircraft and engines to be on display.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24275167.hooton-aircraft-museum-revamp-approved-ahead-open-day/?ref=ebmpn&nid=1545&block=article_block_a&u=d4c9d445a11ca3b4d5080d09710dae3e&date=240424

Update on dig for Viking ship under Wirral pub
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/24144345.dig-viking-boat-wirral-pub-car-park-continues/?ref=ebmpn&nid=774&u=34c06549a3faa7a06a87ca649b5bb595&date=260224

Island 102: Hilbre, Dee Estuary, Wirral
Photographs and summary of the history and geography of Wirral’s most famous island nature reserve.
https://alifetimeofislands.blogspot.com/2011/05/island-102-hilbre-dee-estuary-wirral.html#comment-form