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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, 13 February 2009

Coed Bell, Voelant and Golden Grove 12th February 2009

Moel Siabod and Snowdonia in their winter coat.

Walk stats: Distance:7.8 miles; Climb:1368'.
Time:4 hours 2 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Roger, Richard, Sue and Michel, Gordon, Annie H., Celia, Sylvia and Dave J.
What fine day this turned out to be. Dry and ion the main quite sunny. A shorter than usual walk with the views towards Moel Siabod being outstanding. We have done both these walks before, but the section through the southern part of Coed Bell was new. It looks as though this could be a good Bluebell wood with evidence of shoots already coming through.
Views to the coast were also good, with distant hills towards the Lake District on the skyline.
Birds seen or heard included:Carrion crow, Magpie, Raven, Robin, Chaffinch, Common gull, Herring gull, Blackbird, Blue tit and Great tit.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn where the Lees bitter was in good shape.
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