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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.

Sunday 10 July 2022

Around Llyn Brenig 9th July 2022

I managed to crash my car through a hedge, ending up in a farmer's field.  The car doesn't look very happy and is probably  write off.
It is now in the farm yard waiting to be recovered by the insurance company.
The good news is that I am OK and after being monitored in A & E at Glan Clwyd for over six hours, I was eventually released at 23-00 when my Goddaughter arrived to take me home.
It isn't an experience that I want to repeat, but am thankful to so many, the people that stopped to help, including helping to get me out of the car, the fire brigade, first responder, police, the farmer and his sons,  the ambulance staff and all at Glan Clwyd Hospital A & E.
Coming out of this horrendous crash totally unharmed, makes me believe that God must have protected me throughout the incident.
Llyn Brenig from the Visitor Centre.
Llyn Brenig from the dam.
The Osprey Platform from the east side of the reservoir, but can you see an Osprey?
Wind turbines on the moors east of Llyn Brenig.
A posing Stonechat.
A few of the hundreds of Greylag gese on the reservoir today.
Walking through an avenue of Foxgloves.
Yes, it really is Moel Famau on the horizon.
The view from our lunchspot.
Walk stats: 
Distance: 9.6 miles.Climb:682'.
Time: 4 hours 34 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.6 m.p.h. Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h. 
Temperature: Mainly around 20 Celsius. Max 28.1 Celsius at lunch sitting in the Sun.
Beaufort Wind Force:  Mainly a light breze, occasionally gusting to a gentle breze (10 m.p.h.)
Group: Martyn and Ed.
A good day for walking, with superb views of the hills in all directions.
The walk started well, when we saw an Osprey just as we headed towards the dam. 
We also had views of the Ospreys on the platform from the Wildlife Trusts viewpoint when we were allowed to look through the scopes.
Birds seen or heard today included: Barn swallow, Winter wren, Greylag goose, Stonechat, Meadow pipit, Canada goose, Skylark, Common buzzard and Osprey.
An early finish and back to Llanfair Talahaiarn.













 

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