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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 8 January 2020

Leasowe Lighthouse, New Brighton and More 8th January 2020

The way ahead - the tide well in, so the only ption is along the promenade.
Oystercatchers sheltering on one of groynes opposite Leasowe Castle.
One ferry leaving Liverppool.
Formby Beach and the Gormley Statues.
Birds roosting on the pontoon in New Brighton Marine Lake.
ommon redshank roosting on the pontoon in New Brighton Marine Lake.
Black Pearl.
Paddy's Wigwam.
A Great cormorant keeps guard over roosting birds on the pontoon in New Brighton Marine Lake.
At last walking on the beach.
A  Great white egret?
Leasowe Lighthouse - only open on the first Sunday of the month (14-00 to16-00).
Lapwing in the paddock.
Walk stats: Distance: 10.0 miles Climb: 171'.
Time: 4 hours 27 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.8 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Roger, Nigel and Fran.
Arriving at Leasowe, the keen Westerly wind encouraged us to put on our jackets and in some cases their over trousers just to keep warm. Thankfully the wind soon died down and it became warm enough for at least one member of the group to walk in a short sleeves shirt without a jacket for the rest of the walk.
 Heading for New Brighton, the water was too far in to enable us to walk along the beach, but had receded enough for to do so on the way back. We went onto the beach near the Lifeboat lookout post.
 The views were pretty good and we could see people walking on Formby Beach between the Gormley Statues.
 Lunch was taken by the New Brighton Marine Lake, where we were able to take advantage of the benches in one of the wind shelters.
 After finishing off the last of the fortified fruit cake we headed back towards Leasowe, and o this occasion we completed the extra mile by walking to Leasowe Lighthouse.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Pied wagtail, European robin, Common starling, Herring gull, Black headed gull, Great black backed gull, Oystercatcher, Great cormorant, Common redshank, Turnstone, Purple sandpiper, Feral pigeon, Carrion crow and Great white egret.
 Overall a very enjoyable walk, but only after the fortified fruit cake!
 After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Wheasheaf at Raby, where the Brimstage Brewery's Trapper's Hat went down particularly well.
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