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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.

Wednesday 21 November 2018

Deborah's Well, Around Moel Findeg and Big Covert 21st November 2018.

Looking West towards the Clwydians on the path to Gwernymynydd.
Is this what they call a face off?
Moel Findeg ahead, but not or everyone!
A Raven in a tree a tree headed South of the path on East side of Burley Hill Quarry,
Our sheltered lunch spot South of Big Covert
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 "I wonder how many minutes left for lunch?
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The sermon today is taken from ,,,,,,".
Our path Northward through Big Covert.
Ration Book memories at Cholomendy concerning  Liverpool and WW2.
Walk stats: Distance: 7.9 miles. 1000' (a little more foe Mike who took the shorter route  over Moel Findeg).
Group: Martyn, Roger, Mike and Wendy.
The weather forecast wasn't very good, but in fact we it was much better than expected and it it was only after lunch that we had a little sleet ans dampness in the air.
 Distant views today were allows shrouded in mist, but where  we were was always OK.
 The first surprise we of the day was to find the information board at Deboroh' Well missing, presumably it will be returned once it has been restored
 Lunch was taken near the road on the South side of Big Covert, where a fallen tree trunk gave us the perfect perching places,
 after lunch was just a pleasant stroll through Big Covert and he joining the Clwydian Way back to Loggerheads.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Woodpigeon, Eurasian jay, Black-billed magpie, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Common chaffinch, Wood nuthatch, Carrion crow, Raven Common blackbird and Common pheasant.
 The highlight of the day was seeing a Coal tit and soon after a Stoat crossed the field less than 20 metres in front of us.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Glasfryn, real fires in charge, and Pheonix "Back Bee Porter" the best brew on offer.

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