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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.

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Burton Point and Decca Pools 27th April 2022

 Moel Famau from Station Road, Burton.
On lamb getting to recognise another lamb."
"Too many lambs - which one belongs to me."
" think it's this one!"
One lamb tries to join its friends.
The lamb tries gain to join its friends.
Third attempt, but fales again.
"Ok, we'll join you!"
Walk stats: 3.0 miles. Climb: 56'.
Time: 2 hours 0 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.5 m.p.h.
Temperature: 11 - 14 Celsius. Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 1 Calm to Light air.
Group: Martyn.
With a dental appointment forcing me to miss out on the usual walk with Harris Hikers, the weather looked too good to not to have a walk at all. I did a lot of lamb watching as well!
I decided on a bit of birdwatching between Burton Point and Decca Pools, starting from Station Road, Burton.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common pheasant, Woodpigeon, Common whitethroat, Goldfinch, Blackcap, Common blackbird, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Cetti warbler,Sedge warbler, Reed warbler, Stonechat, Rook, Jackdaw, Blue tit, Pied wagtail, House sparrow, Winter wren, Grey heron, Tufted duck, Common coot, Mallard, Little egret, Black headed gull, Dunnock, House sparrow and Barn swallow.
A very pleasant stroll along the Millenium Way, lots of people (dog walkers, birdwatchers and a few just walking) and as ever too many cyclists for my liking, but at least today they were riding responsibly when passing people on foot. However too many cyclists allowed gates to swing shut making a clanging sound as the metal gate hit the metal post - not one carefully closed the gate!






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