Martyn marching out, trying to resist the temptation of calling in at John Willy Lees pub or just trying to get out of the picture! Perhaps we will try it next week, but after the walk! Photo by Richard 
Lunch time at Hill Cliffe. Photo by Richard.
Walking along the Bridgewater Canal. 
What are they all looking at? The answer is in the next picture.
Moorhen with chicks.
Mute swan with cygnets and Mallard with ducklings.
Ragged Robin, one of the many flowers seen on route today.
Lunch time at Hill Cliffe. Photo by Richard.
Walking along the Bridgewater Canal. 
What are they all looking at? The answer is in the next picture.
Moorhen with chicks.
Mute swan with cygnets and Mallard with ducklings.
Ragged Robin, one of the many flowers seen on route today.Distance:11.4 miles; Climb:338'.
Time:4 hours 55 minutes; On the move walking average:2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.3 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Gordon, Sue and Michel, Tim, Celia, Sylvia and Dave J
A lovely sunny day with little or no wind to cool us. When the walk went through a wooded avenue, it was blissful!
This was a day for seeing birds with their young, first of all it was Great crested grebe with two chicks and Coots with young on Appleton Reservoir and then on the canal we saw Moorhen, Mallard and Mute swans all with young.
A lovely sunny day with little or no wind to cool us. When the walk went through a wooded avenue, it was blissful!
This was a day for seeing birds with their young, first of all it was Great crested grebe with two chicks and Coots with young on Appleton Reservoir and then on the canal we saw Moorhen, Mallard and Mute swans all with young.
This low level walk, with a few miles along the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal to Grappenhall and only a "gentle" climb to Hill Cliffe Baptist Cemetery.
This was Gordon's patch from when he was a working lad, so he kept us well informed of buildings and churches on the skyline and some of the history associated with them. He seemed pretty well informed about the hostelries on the canal side too!
Flag iris and Yellow water lilies were two flowers of note.
Birds seen or heard today included:Winter wren, European robin, Barn swallow, Swift, Collared dove, Woodpigeon, Common coot, Mute swan, Moorhen, Blackbird, Common whitethroat, Pochard, Great crested grebe, Tufted duck, Yellowhammer, Black-billed magpie, Garden warbler, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, House sparrow, Mallard, Buzzard, Ruddy Duck, Grey heron, Greenfinch, Black-headed gull, Carrion crow and Blackbird.
After walk drinks were taken at the Ring O'bells at Daresbury, another old haunt of Gordon's. The first beer, EPA, wasn't too good, but Theaksons Best and Everards Sundaze were much better, but others preferred Pepsi!
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