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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.

Monday, 25 August 2008

Holyhead Mountain and More 23rd August 2008

Our first clear view of Holyhead Mountain.
South Stack Light House from the lookout shelter.
The whole group at the trig point on Holyhead Mountain

Walk stats: Distance:11.7 miles; Climb:2295'.
Time:5 hours 48 minutes; Walking average:2.5 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard and Roger.
Weather conditions today for most of the walk was very kind to us. Bright and sunny for most of the time, accompanied by a pleasant but cooling breeze. By late afternoon however the breeze had changed to quite a strong wind, which was mainly at our backs. It did however bring in some rain that accompanied us for the last mile of the walk, but also stopped just as we got back to the car.
This walk following even more of the Anglesey Coastal Path than on previous occasions was even better than usual, almost the perfect walk.
We managed to return an item that had been dropped on the path to its rightful owner. It looked like a beret, but turned out to be something for a dog, exactly what use it was we will never know!
Most of the sea birds had left, leaving us more time to admire the wonderful rugged sea cliffs and deep sea inlets along this part of Holyhead Island.
Birds seen or heard today included:Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Wheatear, Herring gull, Chough, Linnet, Cormorant, Swallow, Jacksdaw, House sparrow, Pied wagtail and Raven.
As usual excellent pints of J.W.Lees bitter were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn, Pentre Halkyn

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