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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, 17 January 2024

The Little Orme and Rhos-on-Sea 17th January 2024

The Little Orme ahead.
The Little Orme is getting closer.
Everyone likes adonkey!
A Red billed chough foraging.
A redwing in the same field as the red billed choughs.
The Carneddau from the Little Orme Head summit.
The Carneddau from the Little Orme Head summit.
At the trig point on the Little Orme Head.
The the Lake District Hills?
Heading around Creigiau Rhiwledyn.
Green energy in the making.
Over 80 Grey seals in Angel Bay.
A close up of Grey seals in Angel Bay.
I think therse seals realise the tide is comimg in!
This is looks like a Grey seal having fun!
Careful look at these birds show that there is at least one Shag.
St. Trillo's Church, Rhos-onSea.
Inside St. Trillo's Church, Rhos-onSea.
Our lunch spot near St. Trillo's Church, Rhos-onSea.
Rhos Point.
Turnstone and Common redshank on the rocks in Penrhyn Bay.
Walk Stats:
Distance: 8.2 miles. Climb: 820’
Time: 4 hours 31 minutes.
Temperature: 3.1 – 8.5 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 2/3 just a Light to Gentle breeze on Little Orme Head and as we went around Creigiau Rhiwledyn.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Ed, Fran and Mike.
The weather forecast for today was pretty good, although a feel like temperature of -2 Celsius thankfully never materialised.
We had glorious sunshine throughout the walk unless we were in the shade of buildings and cliffs/hillsides.
The clear skies today made the snow covered Carneddau Mountains look fantastic, although we did get better views as we descended Rhuallt Hill.
Birds seen or heard today included: Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Common blackbird, Black billed magpie, Blue tit, European robin, Common redshank, Herring gull, Great cormorant, Redwing, Red billed chough, Eurasian curlew, Oystercatcher, Rook, Fulmar, Turnstone, House sparrow, Common starling, Great cormorant and Shag (Bird of the day)..
We had next to St. Trillo’s Church at Rhos, where west took advantage of several benches overlooking the sea towards Colwyn Bay.
As ever the highlight of this walk was the Grey seals in Port Dyniewaid (Angel Bay).
The last part of the walk down the road back to the cars was in the full glare of the Sun and we all appreciated the warmth with the temperature reaching a high for the day of 8.5 Celsius.
Overall a very enjoyable day, almost the perfect temperature for walking – I only needed to use one handkerchief!
Ed set off for his covid jab, while the rest of us headed to the Glasfryn for liquid refreshment.
On this occasion I can only vouch for the tea!

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