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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Friday, 29 June 2007

Around Delamere 28th June 2007

No photographs available - none taken.

Walk stats: Distance: 10.5 miles; Climb: 828'; Time: 4 hours 25 minutes;
Walking Average: 2.8 m.p.h.

Group: Martyn, Richard, Michel, Tim, Gordon and Dave J.

The walk started from the Barn Bridge car park in Delamere Forest and made use of the Sandstone Trail and Delamere Way footpaths. This isn't a walk that will linger long in the memory, but nevertheless it was pleasant amble across easy terrain and the weather was kind too!
Plenty of flowers were blooming and one fungus was spotted. The only animals seen today were Rabbits, Grey squirrels, a Vole and a dead Mole! Birds seen or heard included: Skylarks, Buzzards, Carrion crow, Raven, Wren, Great tit, Willow warbler, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Mistle thrush and Nuthatch.
After walk refreshments were taken at he recently refurbished Carriers Inn. Plenty of money has been spent on making this venue spic and span, and during our stay the landlady was seen with a dustpan and brush sweeping up after a few walkers (even more wrinkly than us!) had left. Pleasant and clean, but not much character - not really our kind of hostelry!

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