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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.

Saturday 12 March 2022

Port Penryn, Its Railways and Rivers 12th March 2022

Looking across the ba to Port Penrhyn.
Some of the boats at Port Penrhyn.
The stone commemorating the setting up of Port Penrhyn.
Part of the Slate Trail along the old track bed.
First views of snow on the Northern Carneddau.
One of the youngest lambs seen on our walks this year.
"Stop wagging that tail, it's making a draft"
The Northern Carneddau seen just after lunch.
A weir on the Afon Ogwen.
Crossing the Afon Ogwen.
The Afon Ogwen on its way to the estuary.
My perfect bicycle seen by the Slate Trail - one that "wooden go"!
Penrhyn Castle seen from the path on he east side of Bangor Mountan.
Flowering Primroses.
Walk stats: Distance: 8.7 miles. Climb: 714'.
Time: 4 hours 44 mintes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: Lowest - 11.7 Celsius.  Highest: 17.1 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: Max 3  - a gentle breeze.
Group: Martyn, Mike and Ed.
A good day for walking, warmer than expected and in the main we were sheltered from any wind.
We had some really good views, especially towards the northern Carneddau with some of the peakes showing patches of snow. Penrhyn Castle also featured several times, often from a direction not seen by any of us before.
Lesser celandine were seen and for the first time this year we saw a small patch of Primroses in flower.
Birds seen or heard today included: Herring gull, Eurasian curlew, Common redshank Shelduck, Mallard, Grey heron, Wood nuthatch, Blue tit, Great tit, Woodpgeon, Oystercatcher, Greenfinch, Jackdaw, Common buzzard, House sparrow and Common kestrel (seen along the A55 on our way home).
An enjoyable walk, although I'm not looking forward to cleaning my boots in the morning!
After walk drinks and crisps were enjoyed by two of us at the Blue Bell in Halkyn where the Lees bitter went down well.









 

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