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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, 27 October 2011

In Search of St Cynhafal 27th October 2011

The Clwydian Hills, not as clear as you would like if you were walking Offa's Dyke today.
Thankfully today we're not!
St. Cynhafal church.

St Cynhafal Church.
Is anyone interested?
Walk stats: Distance: 7.6 miles. Climb: 499'.
Time: 4 hours 13 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Roger, Annie H., Sylvia and Dave J.
I'm glad that I didn't listen to the weather forecast prediction that it would feel like 6 or 7 Celsius, if I'd put my winter gear on I'd have been cooking! Thankfully shorts were the order of the day and waterproofs were needed for a few minutes after lunch, although there was a dampness around throughout the walk.
This was a very pleasant walk, almost a stroll, with plenty of birds around to grab our attention.  We frequently had good views of the Clwydians around Moel Arthur, bu the higher sections of the range were often in cloud.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Dunnock, Pied wagtail, carrion crow, Raven, Jackdaw, Common gull, Black-headed gull, Mistle thrush, Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Redwing, Geenfinch, Winter wren, Blackbird, Common buzzard, Goldfinch, Common starling, Grey heron, Great cormorant, Mallard  and Common pheasant.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Halkyn, but only three were in attendance.  The early finish was too early for Dave J, but I think Saturday in Buxton might be a different kettle of fish!

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