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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.

Saturday 4 April 2009

St. Celynin's Church and Tal Y Fan 4th April 2009

An early view of the Conwy. St. Celynin's Church - unfortunately not open.
At the trig point on Tal y Fan.
No I won't go in that cromlech!

Walk stats: Distance:7.4 miles; Climb:2605'.
Time :4 hours 36 minutes; On the move walking average:2.1 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger,Celia, Dave J., Fran and Tito.
Another day of surprises, especially the weather. At time it was warm and sunny and unfortunately when we were approaching the ridge of Tal y Fan the cloud/mist came down and a bitterly cold gale force wind seemed determined to limit our forward progress. We didn't linger long at the trig point! Lunch was taken sheltering behind a substantial wall. We were all thankful that hot liquid refreshment was the order of the day, a little bit of fruit cake helped too! The other surprise was the vast number of people that we saw on Tal y Fan, it must have been over 30 in all. We certainly didn't expect this minor little peak to be so popular.
At last we have visited St. Celynin's Church, but it was disappointing to find it closed.
The walk invited us to search out several standing stones, one or two being quite impressive, as well as an ancient burial chamber.
Birds seen or heard today were few and far between but included: Buzzard, Raven, Carrion crow, Great tit, Meadow pipit, Skylark, Coal tit, Chaffinch, Shelduck and Grey wagtail.
It was good to see some of the Spring flowers in bloom including some British Bluebells, almost a month before we would normally expect to see them.
Only Richard, Roger and Martyn went to the Lees hostelry in Rowen for refreshment. Lees Dark was also enjoyed as well as the normal Lees bitter.



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