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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.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Maiden Castle to the Peckforton Hills 15th August 2009

Looking at the well, are we impressed? - photo by Richard.
The best photograph taken that included some of the magnificent show of Heather in flower across this section of the Sandstone Trail.
Geogie being instructed to sit at the trig point on Raw Head! to be fair she did moments after the photo was taken!.
Lunch time in the woods, the windiest spot we could find!
Return visit to Maiden Castle.

The day really started well, temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius as we set off and then we were all treated with Rosemary bringing Libby to the door for us all to see. Overall the weather was quite kind, sunny for most of the time and with only one shower of any significance and that lasted for less than 30 minutes. This walk along the Sandstone Trail is always a good experience and today was no exception. The Heather in flower was superb, but the ripe Blackberries and Bilberries were a tasty bonus, even if they did slow us down a little!

The views towards Wales were superb and from the lunch spot, Richard felt at home, he could see Moel Y Parc transmitter (known by Harris Hikers as Richard's mast!).

Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Wren, Redstart, Buzzard, Kestrel (the star performer of the day). Nuthatch and Guinea fowl running across the field!
After walk drinks were taken at the Sportsman's at Tattenhall where Thwaites Original Bitter and Wainwright bitter were quaffed with relish.




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