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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 29 July 2020

Mynydd Marian Wednesday 29th July 2020

Mynydd Marian.
The quarry jetty - still favoured by Great cormorants.
Heading along the enclosed path towards the home of Bradgy Conwy.
Looking over the golf course towards the Little Orme andAnglesy beyond.
Looking towards Abergele from Mynydd Marian.
The peaks seen from Mynydd Marian.
The Common kestrel seen from our lunch spot.
Socially distance lunch.
Another delightful section of the North Wales Path.
The North Wales Path, with Craig y Forwyn on the left, Llanddulas in the middle and Cefn yr Ogof on the right.
Distance: 8.3 miles. Climb: 938'.
Time: 4 hours 33 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, David S, Nigel, Sue and Michel.
A good day for walking, pleasantly cool as we set of, but warming up as the Sun came out. The walk started with a gentle two mile stroll along the Wales Coast Path from Llanddulas to Old Colwyn, but thankfully today this was not the race track for the lycra loony brigade.
Lots of Butterfly bushes still in flower alongside of the path, but only bees were taking advantage of the food they offered.
Views all day were pretty good, with much of northern Snowdonia clearly seen from Mynydd Marian, stretching from Moel Siabod in the south, northwards towards the Carneddau. The Little Orme and Anglesey could also be seen.
Lunch was taken on the eastern side of Mynydd Marian, where we took advantage of the many blocks of limestone socially distance apart. It was a special day for the Pelissiers as it was their wedding anniversary and Sue provided everyone with a chocolate cookie. Wedding anniversaries are always special, for the Pelissiers next years aniversary is even more special.
At lunch I was treated to a chorus from some nearby grasshoppers as I watched a Common kestrel and the many butterflies flitting around the wild flowers.
Butterflies seen today includd, Peacock, Speckled wood, Small white, Large white and Meadow brown.
Birds seen or heard today included: Black headed gull, Herring gull, Oystercatcher, House sparrow, Barn swallow, Common swift, Common blackbird, Bullfinch and Common kestrel and a Common buzzard near the Brit.
The best spot of the day was seeing a Common lizard on the scree below Craig y Forwyn.
We arrived back at the start to find that there were a lot more cars in the car park, but we were all smiling as we had all enjoyed a really good walk.
Two cars headed straight home, but two of us were looking forward to a pint of Lees bitter at the Britannia Inn at Halkyn. Alas we arrived at the Brit to find that was staying closed all day today, so we too, headed straight home!
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