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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.

Sunday, 17 February 2008

Boseley Cloud, Rushton Spencer and the Bridestones 16th February 2008

The Bridestones Neolithic burial site.
What's Tito doing that everyone else daren't look?

My shadow and friends at the summit of Boseley cloud.
Walk stats: Distance: 11.1 miles; Climb: 1664'.
Time: 5 hours 54 minutes. Walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group; Martyn, Richard, Roger, Celia, Fran and Tito, Sylvia and Dave J.

This walk was completed in gloriuous walking conditions, cold, dry with plenty of bright sunshine. Not quite shorts weather but nearly there!
This walk had plenty of variety, including the impressive Neolithic burial site at Bridestones, the picturesque St., Lawrence's church above Rushton Spencer, and the gem of all today, Boseley Cloud. The views from this small gritstone outcrop were magnificent, made all the better for being bathed in sunshine. It wasn't difficult to see why this place was an attraction for so many people, young and older alike on a day like this.
Birds seen or herard today included: Blue tit, Great tit, Great tit, Carrion crow, Robin, Jackdaw, Grey heron, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Fieldfare, Redwing, Blackbird, Long-tailed tit and a flock of Willow tits that flitted delightfully in the tree tops around us for several minutes. Only four of us enjoyed the hospitally and a pint or two of the best bitter in the world that you always get at the Wilkes Head in Leek.

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