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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.

Tuesday 24 November 2020

Hawarden and Its Environs Tuesday 24th November 2020

Hawarden and Its Environs.
Red skies over Saltney Ferry in the morning.
More red/pink skies.
A Grey wagtail on the stubble.
A Beluga on its way.
Looking towards the Cheshire Hills from Cherry Orchard Road.
Part of the Hawarden Castle ruins.
The currently used Hawarden Castle.
JW responding to a call.
A  close up of the Hawarden Castle ruin.
Looking over the wall to a different part of the ruin.
I think this is a Giant redwood, although I may be wrong.
Distance: 5.8 miles. Climb: 622'.
Time: 2 hours 40 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Jill.This was a good day for walking, dry and pleasantly warm - in fact a shorts day and not just for posties!
Most walkers from this car park seemed to be heading around Hawarden Park in the opposite direction to us, so it wasn't long before we enjoying the countryside by ourselves, briefly disturbed by the voices of golfers playing on the golfcourse nearby.. It was only when we reached The warren that we once more saw people, mainly dog walkers. We saw almost as many "cockerpoos" as horses in the fields seen earlier on the walk.
As is the norm these days, although it shouldn't be, we saw used "poo bags" on the side of the path which is worse than just leaving the mess on the path.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Pied wagtail, Grey wagtail, Rook, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Song thrush, Common blackbird, Black billed magpie, Eurasian jay, Blue tit, Great tit and European robin.
Arriving back at the car to bright sunshine, I decided that it would be worthwhile to do a little exta by walking in the grounds of Hawarden Castle to get a better view of the ruins.
After nothing more than a little winge, Jill accompannied me on the circuit of the grounds on the grass paths around the edge and avoiding the continuous stream of walkers on the tarmac path initially below us.
Overall a very enjoyable walk, finishing with someone feeling pleased having completed a walk of nearly six miles and a climb of over 500'. 
I think it might be some time before we attempt Snowdon!
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