Only two onkeys in the field below the Little Orme.
The Little Orme from the donkey field.
Looking across the field towards Penrhyn Bay.
The Great Orme from the trig point on The Little Orme.
The line of the incline down to the quarry.
Early prple orchidsin the upper section of the quarry near the start of the incline.
The second Grey seal seen in Angel Bay.
"Are you listening?"
A Fulmar nesting on the cliffs in the Angel Bay Quarry.
Rock roses near our lunch spot.
Welsh poppies in Nant-y-Gamor.
The Great Orme from the path west of Coed Gaer.
Walk stats: Distance: 7.6 miles. Climb: 1542' (wind assisted GPS reading).
time: 4 hours 35 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Temperature: 20.2 Celsius at lunch. 16.8 Celsius as we arrived back at the car.
Beaufort Wind Force: 3-5. Gentle breeze, gusting to a Fresh breeze on the top of The Little Orme.
As we arrived at the start, it felt much cooler than the 17 Celsius on the car thermometer, so we all set of with fleeces or waterproof jackets on, but these were soon discarded when we arrived in the quarry at Angel Bay.
The wind on The Little Orme must have been over 20 m.p.h and those wearing hats were challenged to keep them in place.
We were fortunate to see orchids in the upper quarry before descending the incline to the lower quarr and Angel Bay.
This isn't the best time of the year to see Grey seals in Angel Bay, but we did briefly see three swimming in the bay.
Lunch was taken on a limestone outcrop near to Nant-y Gamor.
We usually decribe woods as Bluebell Woods, but today Nanty-Gamor should be describes as a Welsh Poppy Wood after the number of Welsh poppies that were in bloom adjacent to our path through the wood.
Birds seen or heard today included: Herring gull, Fulmar, Chiffchaff, Common chaffinch, Common pheasant, Jackdaw, Greenfinch, House sparrow, Winter wren, Common whitethroat, Great cormorant, European robin, Goldfinch, Blue tit, Dunnock and Common blackbird.
Flowers seen today included: Common daisy, Dandelion, Rock rose, Buttercup Early purple orchid, Bird's foot trefoil, Plantain, Ox-eye daisy, Welsh poppy, Red campion, Herb robert, Thrift, Red clover, Bloody crane's-Bill, Red and white valerian and Common Field Speedwell.
We arrived back at the car, feeling a little weather / wind beaten, but happy that we still able to have enjoyed a good and varied walk.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at te Blue Bell Inn at Halkyn where the Lees Bitter went own well.
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