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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.

Thursday 23 April 2009

Around the Ystrad Valley and Foxhalls 23rd April 2009

The best view of the day! It may be early, but there are plenty of Bluebells about!
Foxhall Newydd? Why this view? But can anyone identify the location of these wind turbines?
Walk stats:13.1 miles; Climb:1351'.
Time: 5 hours 51 minutes: On the move walking average:2.6m.p.h.: Overall walk average:2.2m.p.h..
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Dave J., Gordon, Annie H., Michel and and Sue.
What a god day for walking this turned out to be. Not quite sunny all day but almost and very little wind. temperatures in the high teens what more could we want? the walk, a little contrived at times resulted in a later than usual lunch (had Fran been with us she wouldn't have been best pleased!). Birds seen were few, but we heard plenty and the the Spring flowers were magnificent. Bluebells seems to be well on their way and our normal Bluebell wood walk I think will have to be brought forward to the middle of May rather than at the end!
Birds seen or heard today included:Robin, Blackcap, Swallow, Blackbird, Carrion crow, Pied wagtail, Chaffinch, Chiffichaff, Willow warbler, Buzzard, Coal tit, Blue tit, great tit, House sparrow, Dunnock, Jackdaw, Wren and Raven.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn, although the bitter today wasn't at its best!
At 13.1 miles this was a little longer than expected, it won't be as long next time!

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