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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.

Saturday 13 March 2010

Caer Euni 13th March 2010.

Tyddyn Tyfod taken in November 2006.
The recently restored and more "Tyddyn Tyfod",
once the home of the Quaker Edward ap Rhys.
Heading for the top of the hillfort! Some of the ramparts of Caer Euni.
At the highest point in the centre of Caer Euni.

Walk stats:Distance:10.2 miles; Climb:1779'.

Time:5 hours 41 minutes; On the move walking average:2.2 m.p.h.; Overakk walk average:1.8 m.p.h.

Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger and Dave J.

The forecast was for some rain, but thankfully we didn't get any. A good day for walking and towards the end of the walk the warm sunshine must have put the temperaures in to double figures!

The walk started well with at least four Red kites quatering over the hillside.

Another bonus today was that we actually made it to Caer Euni hillfort, well worth the extra uphill effort to get there!

The next surprise of the day was arriving at "Tyddyn Tyfod" to find that it had been totally renovated into an impressive dwelling, hardly recogniseable from the shelter used by sheep a few years ago!

A good walk despite the occasional trek across pathless terrain, and whenever we were on top of the valley ridges, the views were superb, especially towards the Berwyns, Clwydians and the Arans above Bala.

The added bonus at lunch was some superb cake made by Margaret, the only problem being that the size of the pieces of cake made at at least one person in the group make even slower progress up hill after lunch!

Birds seen or heard included:Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Wren, Nuthatch, Blue tit, Great tit, Carrion crow, Black-billed magpie, Jay, Raven, Buzzard, Pied wagtail, Skylark, Pheasant, Canada goose, House sparrow, Dunnock and two Woodcock, both seen by Dave and one seen by Richard as well.

After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Cholomendy Arms at Cadole.















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Lawrence said...

Hi Martyn, Richard, Roger and Dave J.
We live in the house between Tyddyn Tyfod and Caer Euni and I thought you might be interested to know that a planning application has just been submitted to erect two 35m wind turbines immediately next to the hillfort (application number C13/0868/04/LL).
Could we ask you and anybody else who feels strongly enough to object to siting wind turbines next to this Scheduled Ancient Monument using the Councils simple online service at: http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/wphmakerep.displayURL?ApnID=C13/0868/04/LL

2 October 2013 at 21:06

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