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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.

Saturday 4 May 2019

Gwydir Forest With Extras From Llanrwst 4th May 2019

Pont fawr at Llanwst.
Llanrwst from the bowling green in the Gwydir Forest.
This how the bowling green in the Gwydir Forest would have appeared when used in defiance of Henry VIII.
Admiring one of the better sculptures (The spur) on the Sulpture Trail in the Gwydir Forest.
Time for a rest!
Moel Siabod.
The Glyders and Tryfan.
Snowdonia from near Llyn Glangors.
Bluebells in the wood as we descended to Llanrychwyn.
Time for refection at at Llanrychwyn.
Happy forager - breakfast in the making.
More Bluebells as we approached Whitebarn.
The Gower footbridge at Llanrwst.
Walk stats: distance 9.8 miles (10.5 miles on my newest GPS.) Climb: 1663'.
Time: 6 hours 3 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Jim and Ed.
Overall this was a good day for walking, many sunny spells, a cool breeze at times and quite warm when the trees protected us from the wind.
 Ed persuaded us to start the walk by taking the Sculpture Trail and some pieces were pretty good and the skills of the craftsmen good be seen. The Spur was probably the best and the piano the worst. Having seen them once they won't be on my "must visit again list".
 Heading along the Llyn y Parc towards Llyn sarnau always gives good views towards Moel Siabod and Snowdonia and some of the tops were decked in snow.
 Lunch was taken at the picnic site at Llyn Sarnau where we sat in warm sunshine with views across the lake towards the hills.
 One of the best views sen on the walk was just after cross the dam at Llyn Glangors, where Sowndon, the Glyders and Tryfan could easily be identified.
  Descending through woodland towards Llanrychwyn we encountered our best display of Bluebells and heard distant call from a Cuckoo. In fact we continued to hear the Cuckoo calling all the way down the track until we reached Llanrychwyn.
 As we approached Whitebarn we saw even better displays of Bluebells and Ramsons too.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, Mute swan, Barn swallow, Sand martin, Herring gull, Grey heron, Willow warbler, Chiffchaff, Common blackbird Chaffinch, Blackcap, Wood warbler, Canada goose, Stonechat, Meadow pipit, Grey wagtail and Cuckoo.
 Overall a really good walk enjoyed by all, not many walkers seen, but plenty of dog walkers and even more mountain bikers.
 After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Bluebell In at Halkyn, where the Gwynt y Draig, Black Dragon Cider and Lees Bitter went down well.



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