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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.

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Coed Pen - y Gelli and the Gorsedd Round 13th May 2010.

Lunch is over, getting ready to leave Coed Pen y Gelli Quarry - photo by Richard.
A glorious field of Dandelions - photo by Richard.
Yes, it is our Bluebell wood walk.
Come on Gorden, it's time you talked to to the winners of the general election!
Any suggestions, which member of of group posed for this photo?
Are these the sages of the group?

Distance: 12.3 miles; Climb; 1022',
Time: 5 hours 56 minutes;, On the move walking average:2.5 m.p.h.; Overall walk avergae:2.1m.p.h.
Group:Martyn Richard, Roger, Dave J. and Silvia, Gordon, Tim, Fran and Tito.
I knew it would be a good day when I started day and my breakfast day egg turned out to be a "double yorker" !
Weather forecast not brilliant, but I at least one of us didn't put waterproofs on all day!
This was our Bluebell wood walk, fortunately our first wood produced the goods!
We had the best of the day and lunch time in the Coed y Gellin quarry was taken in glorious sunshine. Mobile phone contact was good too, several members of the group were able to take advantage of this, and Celie was still on Crete!
The Gorsedd round didn't have a lot o off, the highlight being meeting a young mum with two with two very young children taking their dog for walk.
Birds seen or heard today included: Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, House sparrow, Tree sparrow, Black-billed magpie, Jay, Greenfinch, Blue tit, Great tit, Blackcap, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Mallard, Greylag goose, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue tit, Great tit, Blackbird, Coal tit,Robin, Mistle thrush, Song thrush, Whitethroat and Barn swallow.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn. The Lees Bitter today was superb!

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