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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 1 March 2023

The Moor, Valley, Coast and Coed Strand 1st March 2023.

Ist March Daffodils on the Coastal Path.
investigating the Greenfield Mills upper reservoir.
Who knows what we are doing?
information about Stand Cottage - we would later return through Coed Strand.
Sheep in the fields near Stokyn Hall.
These sheep didn't seem to like us!
The Duke of Lancaster (Fun Ship of Old) - lunch is not too far away.
D redgeing tking place around the llanerch-y-more docks.
Gorse and Daffodils in flower along the Wales Coastal Path.
An avenue of Blackthorn blossomo the Wales Coasta Path.
Blackthorn blossom worthy of a closer look!
Stroling through Coed Stand.
Less algae vthan last year on this mill pond, and only a short distance from the Bryn Celyn Car Park - the start of our walk today.
Walk stats: 
Distance: 9.5 miles. Climb: 750'.
Time; 4 hours 21 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Temperature: 7.7 - 9.7 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: Max - 2.  Never more than a light breeze.
Fran misseed out on an an enjoyable "Halkyn Mountain free walk" walk today, but it did allow me to get a lift off Nigel, and enjoy a pint or two at The Market Place, Holtwell ( a Wetherspoons hostelry - not upmarket enpough!),
The weather forecast wasn't brilliant wih a <10% chance of rain all day. Thankfully there was frequenrly dampness in te air, but never enough to even think of using an umbrella - Nigel was particularly grateful! 
Our best views today was over the Dee Estuary, and at times the Wirral seemed to be getting more sunshine than us, but at least it didn't feel cold, there was little wind and were weren't getting wet and it wasn't too muddy!
We arrive at Llanerch-y-mor just befor mid-day, but we decided that sitting on je picnic tables at the Aberkan was still our best option. Lots of people were at the Aberkan, but for some reason, it was only us that took advantage of the picnic tables!
After lunch, we had a gentle stroll past the Duke of Lancaster along the Wales Coastal pasth,  sheltered from most of the cool north easterly wind by the high stone sea defences.
The last part of the walk include the path through Coed Strand - a new path to explore for all of the group today.
Social media informs us that Fran had a good 12+ mile walk in the environs of Upton/Chester/Eccleston, but she did miss out on the welcoming hospitality of The Market Place in Holywell!
Birds seen or heard today included: Moorhen, Mallard, Blue tit, Great tit, Dunnock, Greenfinch, common buzzard, Europea robin, Common blasckbird, Woodpigeon. Common redshank, Oystercatcher, herring gull, Lesser black bace gull, Carrion crow and Eurasian curlew.


















 

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