Lunchtime below the lime kilns.
A Comma butterfly seen on the walk.
The start of the walk, are we really in Wales?
The second time on Holywell Common.
A short cut lead us to this account of a leaping horse!
Which three of the group could have posed for this creation at Brynford?
Answers on a postcard!
Walk stats:Distance:12.7 miles; Climb:678'.
Time: 5 hours 53 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Sue Pelissier, Sylvia and Dave J.
What a glorious sunny day for walking this turned out to be. Until the last ten minutes or so we had wall to wall blue sky, and only a few wispy clouds accompanied us back to the car. The occasional breeze was welcome, but it didn't happen often ad temperatures must have been in the mid twenties for most of the walk.
This superb walk could be summarized as as "bare legs, Stinging nettles, waist high Bracken and stiles we didn't like!"
The warm conditions brought out the butterflies as well as the birds.
Butterflies seen included: Red admirals, Small tortoiseshell, Comma, Small Heath and Large white.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common starling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Pied wagtail, House sparrow, Barn swallow, Common buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Common gull, Herring gull. Black-billed magpie, Jay, Carrion crow, Linnet, Goldfinch and Jackdaw.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn. After a long walk in the hot Sun, refreshments at the Brit were more than welcome!
Hopefully Michel's knees will have recovered by next week.
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