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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, 3 December 2025

A Short Walk from Parkgate 3rd December 2025

 Moel Famau from the Old Baths, Parkgate.
New seats and picnic table at the Old Baths Car Park, Parkgate.
Getting ready to set off.
On the way to the Wirral Way.
The Wirral Way is quiet today.
Lunch time in Stanney Fields Park
Lunch time is nearly over.
Crossing the bridge.
View of Moel Famau from the Neston - Old Quay Path
The last time we came, this was a very muddy path - no mud now!
Crossing the field from Neston Old Quay to Neston Reedbed.
The delightful Neston Reedbed Path.
You can just about tell it is a Common kestrel
Christmas decorations at the Donkey Stand, Parkgate.
One of the Donkey Stand information board.
One of several Grey herons seen on he marsh off The Parade, Parkgate.
Distance: 5.0 miles. Climb: 272'.
Time: 2 hours 46 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h.  Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: A cool 6 Celsius at the start, but 8 Celsius from mid-day onwards, and feeling much warmer later on as we walk along The Parade at Parkgate.
Beaufort Wind Force - not measured, but the wind was hardly noticeable.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Elaine, Nigel, Mike, Fran,, Sue P with Lilly the well behaved spaniel.
Birds seen or heard today include: Common blackbird, Grey heron, Mallard, Teal, Common starling, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Blue tit, Great tit, Carrion crow, Moorhen, Common kestrel and Cetti warbler.
Another good turn out for our monthly short walk, possibly encouraged by Nigel informing us last week, that he would be bringing some of Elaine's excellent mince pies.
We arrived at our lunch spot  in Stanney Fields Park just before mid-day, but no-one objected to having an early lunch. As usual Elaine's mince pies went down well with everyone, especially with one member of the group who forgot to bring any lunch. Thanks again, Elaine.
The surprise of the day, was finding one of the usually muddy paths had been made into a surfaced path, similar to the one behind Neston Reedbed.
We arrived back at cars, having had a really enjoyable walk and already looking forward to the next one.
We all went straight home, which meant that I was able to clean my boots outside in the warm sunshine before the light faded.

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