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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.

Wednesday 12 February 2020

St. Tysilio's Church, Llangollen, Around Barber Hill, Snowdrops and More 12th February 2020.

Snow on the Llantyslio Mouintains.
The Horseshoe Falls from the Llantysilio Green Car Park path.
Snowdrops in the St.Tysilio's churchyard.
St.Tysilio's church.
On the path to the Horseshoe Falls.
The river Dee, looking West from the llangollen road bridge.
Our lunch spot in the sun, West of Cae Madog Wood.
Looking towards the Llantysilio Mountains from the road on the West side of Barber Hill.
Castell Dinas Bran from Bryniau-bach.
Looking towards Llangollen from the Chainbridge.
The River Dee, looking towards Llangollen from the Chainbridge.
Crossing the Chainbridge.
Walk stats: Distance: 6.4 miles. Climb: 1046'.
time: 4 hours 7 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Roger, David S., Nigel, Fran, Sue and Dave P,. and Celia.
Ten of us started off, a record for 2020, but by the time we were enjoying a pint at the Sun at Trevor we were down to six!
This turned out to be a great day for walking and the very strong wind forecast never mtaerialside.. The wors of the wind was as we walked up the valley appraching Caed Madog Wood, but thankfully we managed to find  a sheltered spot in the Sun for lunch.
 Surprisingly, we saw several hunting dogs on he slpes opposit our lunchspot - being exercised acoording to one man ) probably a farmer/gamekeeper!
 The views, pariculaly after lunch were superb, particularly looking towatds the llantysilio Mountains, Eglwyseg Escarpments and Castell Dinas Bran.
 The vwalk ended up being a little shorter than usual, but no-one complained!
 Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Blue tit, Wood nuthatch, Common nuthat, Common buzzard, Woodpigeon, Mallard, European robin, Winter wren and Common pheasant.
After wqalk drinks wer enjoyed at the Sun at Trevor, where were fortunate to sit in a windoww seat and were happy to enjoy the warm sunshine as it came through the window.  Magic Dragon's Border Bitter was the only beer on offer (the three other pumps were in process of having new barrels attached. Border bitter was somewhat unusual in flavour, but it didn't stop me having a second pint!

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