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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 31 July 2010

Dunsop Head and Whitendale 31st July 2010

The River Hodder.
An impressive bridge across the River Hodder.Looking towards Dunsop Fell.
Whitendale Farm and the notice instructing walkers that the footpath is closed to prevent them being attacked by nesting Eagle owls.
The Brennand Valley and River.
Walk stats:Distance:12.4 miles; Climb:1684'.
Time:6 hours 17 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Celia, Sylvia and Dave J.
A day that was better than expected in terms of the weather. Not too much rain and generally quite warm. The incident of the day was when Sylvia sank in the boggy peat on top of Dunsop Fell and had to be pulled free. Lunch was taken in the shelter of the wall at Dunsop Head, whre we were blessed by a 10 minute spell of sunshine. An unexpected treat was a piece of Sylvia's fruit cake, enough to sustain us for the rest of the day.
At Brennand Farm, we met up with a farmer washing some of his cows, ready for some visitors arriving at the farm on the next day. He also pointed out that one of his cows, a British blue had one best in show recently and that one of his British blue bulls was being entered in the Garstang show next week. We'll have to see if he lives up to his name of "Champion".
We didn't see an Eagle owl, but at least we did see a pair of Peregrine falcons and a Kingfisher.
Overall a good and varied walk.
Birds seen or heard today included:Grey wagtail, Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, Mallard, Curlew, Lapwing, Bullfinch, Barn swallow, Carrion crow, Blue tit, Buzzard, House sparrow, House martin, Peregrine falcon, Mallard, Dipper, Stonechat, Jackdaw , Pied wagtail, Grey heron, Woodpigeon and Kestrel.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Higher Buck in the picturesque village of Waddington, where Thwaites Wainwright went down well.
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