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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: 2-10 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 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Friday 13 June 2008

On the Fringes of the Morwynians 12th June 2008

Not the best sort of path to climb to the summit of any hill!
The rest of the Llantysilio Ridge from Moel Morfydd.





The group on the summit of Moel Morfydd.
One of the new (to us) contouring paths used today.

Walk stats:Distance:9.5 miles; Climb:2290'.
Time:5 hours 15 minutes; Walking average:2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average:1.7 m.p.h.
This proved to be an excellent walk, a variation on Dave Berry's original. Our extension involved using two contouring paths that we hadn't used before, making the approach to Moel Morfydd and return to the valley a very pleasant extension.
Weather was good for walking, not too hot and not too cold with only a few spots of rain lasting about twenty minutes after lunch.Our much slower than usual overall walking speed was a attributed to the many stops we made to look at flowers and and birds.
Two special birds were seen today, the Redstart and the Pied flycatcher. Only two saw the Redstart, but everyone had excellent views of two Pied flycatcher pairs as they hunted and returned to their nests at Pont Carrog.
Birds seen or heard today included: Redstart, Pied flycatcher, Sand martin (nesting in Pont Carrog again), Curlew, Grey wagtail, Buzzard, Whitethroat, Carrion crow, Raven, Stonechat, Meadow pipit, Swallow, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Willow warbler and Magpie.
We all received a warm welcome at the Grouse Inn where the usual J.W. Lees bitter was quaffed with relish.

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