Slowly getting on with my quest to visit as many islands as I can this year, today I bagged three new ones. Situated on the northern edge of the River Dee estuary, in this shot, England to the right, Wales to the left. If you were to sail in the direction of the shot, next stop would be Ireland.
Hilbre Island, the largest one, with a few buildings but no houses, Little Hilbre, upon which I was stood, and the smallest Little Eye are accessible on foot at low tide. It is a two mile walk out to Hilbre from West Kirby, and it is very important to check the times of the tides, as they come in very fast and it can be quite dangerous if you were to get caught out on the sands as the water rushes back in.
The first long section from West Kirby, out to Little Eye and on to Little Hilbre is on flat wet sand. The walk from Little Hilbre across to Hilbre Island, as in the picture is a mixture of sand and rocky areas.
Although the hills of Wales are not that far away, they remained hidden in mist until I got back on to the mainland, almost to the second I hit dry land the sun came blasting through the the cloud !
@Cherrill Thank you, Cherrill, no I have no plans at present to actually sail to any of them. I will use what ever method I can to get to them, most of the time it will be by ferry I think.
Just by the by...do you know the book 'Tiny Islands- 60 remarkable little worlds around Britain' by Dixe Wills. I heard him interviewed on the radio, fascinating. Made me want to get out there!!
Love your quest to visit as many islands as possible. This is an amazing island and photo! Also love how you can walk out at low tide - that would be fantastic! I look forward ta many more of your quests :) Fav
