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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 1 December 2020

A Coastal Walk Between Llanddulas and Colwyn Bay 1st December 2020

A Coastal Walk Between Llanddulas and Colwyn Bay.
Common scoter on the sea off shore at Llanddulas.
An Oystercatcher on the rocks.
Objective number 1 in sight.
The sandy beach at Colwyn Bay.
Metal sculptures near Porth Eirias.
Objective number 2 - the new Colwyn Bay pier under construction.
Turnstones on the rocks.
Distance: 8 miles. Climb: 328'.
Time: 3 hours 7 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.5 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
I had two objectives on this walk, the first was to cross the A55 on the way to Old Colwyn and second to see how far the building of the new pier at Colwyn Bay had progressed.
The day started well, as soon as I arrived at the Llanddulas Beach car park, I spotted a small raft of nine Common scoters on the sea about 100 metres off shore, one of my best views of this bird.
Both of my objectives were realised, but approaching Colwyn Bay, ther was an impressive new building called Porth Eirias. You could walk over the roof, giving superb views along the coast and out to sea,
As expected the building of the new pier has only just started, but it will be interesting to see it when it has been completed.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common scoter, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Oystercatcher, Common blackbird, European robin, House sparrow, Meadow pipit, Turnstone and Goosander.
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