Lesser celandine in flower next to the path in Abergele.
A limekiln next to the path South of Abergele.
Heading downhill through through Coed Abergele.
Emerging from Coed Yseirallt onto the road.
One of the problem stiles that need reporting again.
Another problem stile, but at least there was an open gate nearby.
At the trig point on Moelfre Isaf.
Yr Eryri from our lunch spot on Moelfre Isaf.
More of Yr Eryri from our lunch spot on Moelfre Isaf.
More of Yr Eryri from our lunch spot on Moelfre Isaf.
More of Yr Eryri from our lunch spot on Moelfre Isaf.
A bank of Daffodils in the hedgerow nrear Pen-y-allt Farm.
The youngests lambs seen on one of our walks this year, but they seem camera shy!
Yes, I think it is Moel Famau in the distance.
Looking across Pensarn beach at the end of our walk.
Walk Stats:
Distance: 9.7 miles. Climb: 1528’.
Time: 5 hours 38 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Temperature: 9.6 – 11.7 Celsius, but at times it felt much colder!
Beaufort Wind Force: 2 – 4 Mainly just a Light breeze, but reached a 14.1 m.p,h. Moderate breeze as we descended Moelfre Isaf after lunch.
Group: Martyn, Fran, Mike and Ed.
This was a really good day for walking weather-wise, mainly sunny and feeling quite warm, although it did feel on the cool side whenever the clouds blocked out the Sun.
Today we decided to complete the walk in an anticlockwise direction in the hope that a couple of awkward stiles would be easier to cross this way round – alas there weren’t!
As expected some of the field we crossed were very waterlogged and others very muddy, but we were able to stand in a stream near the end of the walk and to some extent get rid of most of the mud.
We arrived at Moelfre Isaf to be serenaded by several singing Skylarks – our first on a walk this year.
We arrived back at the cars with the Sun shining and blue skies, but we still had a problem to solve. Fran’s car wouldn’t start, but Ed had some jump leads and a complete stranger came to our rescue and pointed out where to place the leads on Fran’s car and it wasn’t long before the engine roared into life.
Birds seen or heard today included: Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Rook, European robin, Common blackbird, Great tit, Blue tit, Common buzzard, Herring gull, Goldfinch, Wood nuthatch, Black billed magpie, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon, Winter wren, Little egret, Mallard, Common coot, Moorhen and Skylark.
We decided not to stop for liquid refreshments, preferring to not to stop in case we couldn’t get the car started again.
Arriving home at 17-00, I still had time to clean my boots, only to find the sole on one of the boots was hanging off. Looks like another expensive trip to Cotswolds Outdoor for me when I get time!
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