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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.

Thursday 19 August 2010

Frodsham and Alvanley 19th August 2010

Some of the group needed a rest after the first climb of the day!
What a group, Rag, Tag or Bobtail or what!View across the Mersey from the Monument on Frodsham Hill.
Helsby Hill from the viewpoint on the Sandstone Trail.
On the Sandstone Trail.
Emerging from the last and unexpected climb of the day.
Wall stats: 10.9 miles; Climb:1284'.
Time: 5 hours 35 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Gordon, Roger, Sue Pelissier, Celia, Fran and Tito, Sylvia and Dave J., and Sue Pearson.
A perfect day for a walk, warm and sunny and hardly any wind, and it only really started to rain as we were on our way home. The only disappointment were to missing members of the group (Michel Pelissier on bathroom watch, Dave Pearson recovering from his laser eye treatment and Richard on Imogen duty.
the first section of the walk along the ridge from Frodsham towards Delemere is was superb, whilst the return rout wasn't quite a good. Unusual encounters included a horse that wanted to nibble Martyn's rucksack and if the truth was know a little bit more as well!
Lunch was taken overlooking a field of thistles, but when some of the group are hungry they'll eat anywhere!
This was a good day foe butterflies with Small white, Large whites, Common blue, Peacock, Meadow brown, Small tortoiseshell and Speckled wood all being seen.
Birds seen or heard today included; Barn swallow, House martin, Rook, Jackdaw, carrion crow, House sparrow, Blue tit, Pied wagtail, European robin, Buzzard and Sparrow hawk.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Helter Skelter in Frodsham.



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