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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 6 April 2021

Exploring Wepre Riverside, Dee Park and The Wales Coast Path 6th April 2021

The former John Summers Steelworks Head Office / Clock Building on BBC Wales Today.
The John Summers Steelworks Head Office / Clock Building seen this morning from the Wales Coast Path adjacent to Sports Club Playing Field.
Hawthorn blossom starting to appear.
A male Common blackbird on the grass next to the Wales Coast Path, east of Wepre Riverside.
One of several ventilation pipes next to the Wales Coast Path, but what is it venting remains a mystery.
The Path through Dee Park leading to Shotton Station.
The Blue Queenferry Swing Bridge.
Hawarden Bridge from the Blue Queensferry Swing Bridge.
Two Oystercatcher on the old wooden landing stage south east of Hawarden Bridge.
A Little egret stalking the flood waters next to Wepre Gutter / Wepre Brook outflow.
The 1918 - 2018 Remembrance brazier at Wepre Riverside
Distance: 4.3 miles. Climb: 100'.
Time: 2 hours. On the move walking average: 2.7 m.p.h. Overalll walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Beaufort Wind Force: North westerly 2 -3, occasionally gusting to 4. Light breeze to moderate breeze.
Temperature: 6.1 Celsius in the main, but when in the warm sunshine 10.6 Celsius, but still feeling quite cool.
Group: Martyn.
With the Sun shiningand lots of blue sky, I decided to go for a short walk from Wepre Riverside and explore one or two paths exiting from the Wales Coast Path and entering Dee Park. It turned out that it headed towards Shotton, and I chose the path that led to Shotton Station before returning on the path adjacent to the John Summers Steelworks Sports Field back to the Wales Coast Path.
Uexpectedly, the former John Summers Steelworks Head Office / Clock Building was shown on BBC Wales this morning, pointing out that local volunteers were in the prcess of renovating it to be used as a Community Hub and Training Cente of some sort. a TATA engineer was also giving support. The BBC Wales footage showed the building before the current scaffolding was erected last Saturday.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Chiffchaff, Common chaffinch, European robin, Goldfinch, Mallard, Canada goose, Carrion crow. Jackdaw, Raven, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Woodpigeon, Black billed magpie, Oystercatcher, Little egret and Great cormorant.
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