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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.

Thursday 15 October 2009

Whitford Wood, Downing and Maen Achwyfan 15th October 2009

Emerging from Whitford Wood.
Autumnal colours are here!
Are these all together or are they just having a group senior moment?
Is this a ritual that you perform at the watch tower?

Walk stats: Distance: 8.9 miles; Climb:970'.
Time: 4 hours 18 minutes; On the move walking average: 2.7 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Celia, Dave J., Gordon, Annie H., Tim and Carol (Whitford Wood and Downing walk only) , Fran and Tito (Maen Achwyfan walk only).
We set off in somewhat muggy conditions, but it wasn't that bad and in the main it was quite pleasant for walking. the first walk was a very pleasant walk across farm land and through mixed woodland, good habitat for birds, bird we didn't see or hear many on this section. We arrived back at Whitford where we did a swap for Tim and Carol (making her debut walk for the year) for Fran and Tito. Was is a good deal? No, we would want them all to be with us.
The lunch spot today proved a bit of a problem! When asked when we will have lunch, I glibly commented "when Fran starts to grumble", little did I know that Fran had had a mince pie at the end of her M & S shift!, and then our "king of the mountains" stormed ahead and missed our usual lunch spot in the woods! However no-one complained when we all sat down around the Maen Achwyfaen cross/monument to enjoy our "butties"!
Birds seen or heard today included: Carrion crow, Raven, Buzzard, Kestrel, Starling, Long-tailed tit, Robin, Blue tit, Great tit, Goldfinch, Mallard, Nuthatch, Robin, Blackbird, Jackaw and Rook.

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