This page features links to other sites that have been useful source of information during our researches into the local area.
Tides of the River Mersey for the next week. Note these are the Astronomical tides, wind and low pressure can add 1meter
https://ntslf.org/tides/uk-network/tidepred
Marine Traffic – shows shipping on the Mersey. Clicking on a “boat” reveals many details about the ship and its previous route
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-2.940/centery:53.379/zoom:12
United Utilities Sewage discharge map. All is normally ok if its not been raining. If it is raining the untreated sewage is let in to the Mersey and also into many smaller Rivers such as the Dibbin via the Pumping Station at Stanton Road, By Brackenwood Golf Course
https://www.unitedutilities.com/better-rivers/storm-overflow-map/
Historic England’s Aerial Photo Explorer over 400,000 digitised photos
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/aerial-photos/
Cheshire’s Tithe Maps dating about 1838 Wirral was part of Cheshire up to 1974
https://maps.cheshireeast.gov.uk/tithemaps/
Old Ordnance Survey Maps – make sure you scroll down to the English maps