Burton Church.
Socially distanced?
The Fairy Glenn on the Wirral Way.
Fallen tree removal on the Wirral Way.
Strange skies over Moel Famau.
A Common kestrel rest before hunting over the estuary marshes.
Wigeon on one of the flooded channels near The Harp at Little Neston.
Distance: 7.9 miles. Climb:450'.
Time: 3hours 45 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.6 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Temperature: 2 Celsius at the start. 6.2 Celsius (At lunch in a sheltered spot).
Beaufort Wind Force: 2 -3. Light to gentle breeze.
Arriving at the start on Station Road / Denhall Road, Burton it felt pretty cold and the wind made it feel colder still. Having lefty my woolly hat at home, I had to make use of the hood on my Paramo jacket for the first mile or so.
We should have taken the first entrance onto Rake Lane, but ended up taking the second one and rejoining the described route after taking the path through the church grounds.
We kept well to the right on paths through Burton Wood and onto Wood Lane.
Damaged fallen trees and power lines were on Wood Lane and later on the Wirral Way.
Lunch was taken in Stanney Field Park, where were were able to sit a wall / grass bank next to one of the paths near the stream.
Thanks to Nigel's wife, Elaine, we were able to enjoy home made mince pies before setting off on the last 2-3 miles of the planned walk.
Fruit cake was also provided, but everyone decided to take it home to eat.
Heading across the fields from the Wirral Way the Old Quay were could see Moel Famau backed by a rather strange coloured light.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common buzzard, Carrion crow, Common kestrel, European robin, Common starling, Woodpigeon, House sparrow, Grey heron, Wigeon, Shoveler and Common redshank.
We arrived back at the cars having had a good enjoyable walk and had no more than a threat of rain to trouble us.
Unusual for this walking group, we all decided that the best option was head straight home, missing out on the usual celebration at a loccal hostelry.
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