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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 23 January 2010

Deganwy Castle and the Great Orme 23rd January 2010

Richard's photo catching the mood of the sunlight across the Conwy estuary from the
Great Orme.
Richard's photo of us in Deganwy Castle.
The sad bird of the day (the boating lake had been drained!)

I wish I was drinking the same brew as last night at the Mill!


At the 17th centuary watch tower.



Conwy Castle from Deganwy Castle



In the centre of Deganwy Castle.
The high point of the day the summit of the Great Orme.



Walk stats: Distance:10.8 miles; Climb:1371'.


Time:5 hours 43 minutes; On the move walking average:2.3 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.


Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Mike, Dave J., Sylvia and Celia.


The weather forecast had deteriorated from earlier in the week, but thankfully the earlier forecast was more accurate! Much of the walk was completed in sunshine and at time it was to warm for our winter gear!


We started the walk with a surprise in that the road railway bridge has been totally removed and we had to use a well made footbridge supported by scaffolding. Its design was ingenious to say the least, it was have added to our anticipated distance for the first part of the walk!


This was a really good walk and even the anticipated muddy sections weren't too bad!


The views from the watch tower and the vantage point of Deganwy Castle were superb.


Our route across the plateau of the Great Orme was interupted by smoke produced by burning Gorse heaps, part of what we assume was part of the Great Orme management! Nevertheless we still manage to circumnaviagte the burning area and m ake our chosen descent down the Monk's path.


The spot of the day went to Sylvia who pointed out to some of the group some flowering Snowdrops!


For the birders of the group the best sighting was of two Fulmers sitting onwhat must have been a nest sight.


Birds seen or heard today included:Mute swan, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Blue tit, Great tit, Greenfinch, Reed bunting, Black-headed gull, Herring gull, Oystercatcher, Buzzard, Raven, Blackbird, Redwing, Fieldfare, Robin, Wren, Chough (another spot by Sylvia), Black-billed magpie, House sparrow, Dunnock, Starling and Fulmar.
After walk drinks were enjoyed, as usual, at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn, where the Lees bitter went down very easily!

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