Coed Pen-y-Gelli and More - A Bluebell Wood Walk 18th May 2022

.First sign of Bluebells in Coed Allt-y-tywod.

Bluebells in Coed Allt-y-tywod.

Bluebellson both sides of the path in Coed Allt-y-tywod.

Blue skies above the Dee Estuary.

A young bullock comws to investigate.

Bluebells in Coed y Garreg.

!elevensies" at the tower in Coed y Garreg.

An Early purple orchid near Ffordd Las.

Bluebells on CoedPen-y-Gelli.

Moel Famau from the path south of Gorsedd.

On the road to Gorsedd.

Looking at the info at the Gorsedd lime kiln.

Walk stats: 

Distance: 9.2 miles. Climb: 965'.

Time: 4 hours 55 minutes. On the move walking averae: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk aveage: 1.8 m.p.h.

Temperature: 22.2 Celsius at lunch. Max - 24.2 Celsius as wee approached Gorsedd.

Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 3. Mainly light breeze, reaching a gentle breeze towards the end of the walk.

Group: Martyn, Nigel, Fran and Ed.

This was the second of our Bluebell Wood Walks, but having seen that the Bluebells at Burton Mere a week ago were all past their best, we set off, hoping that the recent rain showers would revive them a little.

We did see plenty of Bluebells, but as expected, most had started to fade. Nevertheless walking through Coed Allt-y-tywod, Coed y Garreg and Coed Pen-y-Gelli all displayed impressive pale blue expanses of Bluebells between the trees.

It was good to see plenty of flowers in the woods and along the roadside verges, inccluding a few spikes of Early purole orchid.

The surprise of the day was seing a large section of Coed y Garreg felled and looking quite sorry for itself.

Birds seen or heard today included: Willow warbler, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, House sparrow, Mallard (including five ducklings), Song thrush, Winter wren, Dunnock, Jackdaw, Common buzzard, Common chaffinch, Carrion crow and Common blackbird.

Lunch as taken in the usual place at Coed Pen-y-Gelli Nature Reserve.

After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Bluebell Inn at Halkyn, where the Lees Bitter and Facer's DHB went down well.