Mynydd Eilian and More 18th July 2015

Porth Eilan at the start of the day.

The vista West of Porth Eilan  from a path South of Mynydd Eilian.

Point Lynas.

Little Tilley and Big Tilley at the trig point on Mynydd Eilian.

The view from the trig point on Mynydd Eilian.

The view from the trig point on Mynydd Eilian.

Grey seals in Poerth Helygen.

A Grey seal showing its head in Porth Helygen.

Horse on the horizon.South of Point Lynas

St. Eilian's church at Llaneilian.

Inside the church at Llaneilian.

Walk stats: Distance: 7.5 miles. Climb: 1816'. (Wind assisted on the GPS, probably nearer 1000'.)

Time: 5 hours 31 minutes. On the move walking average: 1.6 m.p.h.

Group: Martyn, Mike and Roger.

This was a lovely day for walking, although the wind was a little too strong to keep your hat on unless it was battened down!

 After leaving Porth Eilian we headed North toward Mynydd Eilian along paths and through Wild flower meadows that seemed to be a hot spot for Meadow brown butterflies.

 Once we had gained a little height, the views particularly towards the coast were superb. he mountains of Snowdonia could be seen from Mynydd Eilian, although they were somewhat hazy.

 We stopped for lunch overlooking Porth Aber, and it was just after setting off again that we saw our first Grey seal and Sandwich terns diving into the sea. As we continued, we had about 12 sightings of seals, but the most that could be seen at the same time was six.

 All along the coast back to Porth Eilian and beyond to Ogo'r Sant the Sandwich terns were seen, and a few Gannets were seen as we approached Port y Corwgl.

 Birds seen or heard today included: Greenfinch, Commo whitethroat, House martin, Common kestrel, Herring gull, Black-headed gull, Sandwich tern, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Great cormorant, Stonechat and Gannet.

 Overall a good and interesting walk with so much to see, flowers galore and frequent views of seals. It ended with a visit to Llaneilian church with its Medieval rood screen.

 After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Blue bell in Halkyn, where Purple Moose's Snowdonia Ale went down well and helped to overcome the disappointment of the Australians dominance at Lords