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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, 23 April 2022

Craig Bron-banag and Cwm Alwen 23rd April 2022

Not my best shot of a Red kite, but at least you can see it is a red kite.
Our first sgbghting of wind turbines generating power.
Maen Cred Standing Stone - turning point for our walk today.
The clocaenog Forest Wind Farm on the horizon.
The view from our lunch spot.
The view from our lunch spot.
Last time we did this walk, the path was completelyblocked by fallen trees, toay we were pleased to be making our way on the cleared path.
A closer encounter with a wind turbine generating electricity.
Caer Ddunod, south east of Pentre-Llyn Cymmer.
The afon Alen south easr of  Pentre-Llyn Cymmer.
A black lamb looking for it mum?
Walk stats: distance: 11.3 miles. Climb: 1512'.
5 hours 28 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Beaufort Wind Force: 1 - 3.  Light air, gusting to a gentle breeze (10 m.p.h.)
Temperature: 11.7 Celsius at lunch. 13.7 Celsius at the end of the walk. However at times it did seem much warmer when we were sheltered from the easterly wind.
Group: Martyn and Mike.

We arrived at the river side parking area in llanfihangwek Glyn Myfyr to seeing a Red kite quite close up, nearly over our heads. This was definatley our bird of the day.  

Birds seen r heard today included: red kite, Willow warbler, Chiffchaff, Wood nuthatch, Common chaffing, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Winter wren, Mallard, Grey heron, Barn swallow, Grouse, Carrion crow, European robin, Meadow pipit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Common pheasant and Pied wagtail.

Weatherwise it turned out better than the forecast, less wind than we expected, no rain and warmer that we expected, especially towards the end of the walk.

Lunch was taken at Craig Bron-banog, where we made use of the picnic table with views towards the Clwydians. This was the only time I put my paclite jacket on as the breeze made it feel quite cool.

After lunch our route took us along a path that we knew would be blocked, if the fallen trees had not been cleared since our last visit in 2016. Thankfully they had been cleared - not an easy task.

We didn't see any other walkers on this walk, and only spoke to two local residents, one who mistakingly thought we were lost and offered his help.

We arrived back at he car, having had a longer than usual walk, and surprsed to check our GPS's to find that without ralising it, Mike had frog marched me round at 2.5 m.p.h and this was without his lekis!

After walk drinks were enjoyed sitting outside at the Druid Inn at Llanferres. The Purple Moose, Snowdonia Ale went down wel as did the Piper crisps.


































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