On the reservoir at Moel Y Gaer 
Two friends on Moel Y Gaer 
Walking through Big WoodWalk stats: Distance: 12.4 miles; Climb:1375'.
Time: 5 hours 33 minutes; On the move average:2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.2 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Annie H., Gordon, Tim and Dave J.
What a glorious day this turned out to be, sunshine and blue skies all day and hardly any wind. Perfect for walking! It was even warm enough to sit in a short sleeved shirt without a coat to have lunch.
This is always a good walk to complete at any time of the year and the fact that the ground was frozen helped us to negotiate those muddy and wet areas that we have encountered on warmer days made it even better today. The views across the estuary, the Cheshire plain and towards the Clwydians were excellent. Even though it was icy on some of the minor roads none of us actually slipped over, although there were a few near misses.
Birds seen or heard today included:Carrion crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Buzzard, Blue tit, Great tit, Lapwing, Black-headed gull, Nuthatch, Long-tailed tit, Woodpigeon, Fieldfare, Dunnock, Robin and Great-spotted woodpecker (bird of the day).
As usual refreshments were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn where J.W.Lees bitter went down particularly well. Some of the group even had crisps!
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