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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.

Friday 22 January 2021

A Riverside Walk via the Old Dee Bridge 22nd January 2021

A Riverside Walk via the Old Dee Bridge.
Moel Famau from Saltney Quay.
Moel Famau from Saltney Quay.
They won't be playing golf here any time soon.
Looking back at the flooded section of River Lane, Handbridge.
The Old Dee Bridge from Edgar's Field.
Where has Chester Weir gone?
The River Dee creeping ever closer to te Roode Racecourse.
Chester Roodee Racecourse  not unusual, I can remember football matches being called off because of flooding fifty years ago!
The fast flowing River Dee tryng to get to the sea before the tide comes in!
The fast flowing river, looking towards Chester from The Riverside, Saltney.
Distance: 8.7 miles. Climb: 125'.
Time: 3 hours 19 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
I was rather late setting off as I decided to watch the cricket test match first.
The weather by now was superb, warm and sunny, but not quite a shorts day! The river was as high as I have seen it for some time, considering high tide wasn't due until late afternoon. Chester weir was nowhere to be seen and the water was laping the side of the path on the south aside of the Roodee Racecourse.
Part of River Lane in Handbridge was flooded, I just about got through without getting wet feet, but it was a near thing, it must have been about 8 inches deep in places.
The highlight of the walk was seeing a couple from church from our house group (Bob and Sue)  whou I have seen since March 2020) who were getting their daily exercise as well.
Birds seen or heard today included: Great tit, Blue tit, Goldfinch, Black billed magpie, Common blackbird, European robin, House sparrow, Moorhen, Teal, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Woodpigeon, Winter wren, Great cormorant, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Raven and Mistle thrush.
Plenty of people out walking today, but not so many lycra loonies.
An enjoyable walk with a bit more variety than heading just west!
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