No photos for this walk - weather not conducive to using a camera!
Walk stats:Distance:8.2 miles; Climb:1700' (Estimate taken from previous times on this walk).
Time:3 hours 38 minutes; On the move walking average:2.7 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.3 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Celia, Sylvia and Dave J.
This extra walk for the early May Bank Holiday was intended to be a gentle stroll with the added bonus of a little birdwatching! Instead it proved to be a battle against at times gale force winds and driving rain. There was little incentive to stop and stare out to sea in the hope of seeing seals or sea birds. Overall this will not be a walk that will linger fondly in our memories, although it will be repeated on many occasions in the future, but hopefully when the sun shines!
birds seen of heard today included:Blackbird, House sparrow, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Raven, Mute swan, Herring gull. Black-headed gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Fulmar, Kittewake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Meadow pipit, Skylark and Wheatear.
After walk refreshments were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn, where the Lees bitter was back on form again!
Harris Hikers Walking Group
About Me
- Harris Hikers
- 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment