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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, 22 July 2010

Malpas and Shocklach 22nd July 2010

Overton Scar at the only point that we could get near enough to see it through the trees.

Walk stats:Distance:11.1 miles, Climb:386'.
Time:5 hours 20 minutes; On the move walking average:2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Roger and Annie H.
This wasn't a day for taking photographs, the weather was warm and humid whenever it stopped raining, and that wasn't often. Thankfully the weather behaved itself for the last hour or so of the walk, always a good way to end the day. In fact by the time we were back at the Black Dog at Waverton, it was so sunny we could have sat outside with our drinks, we didn't!
These were a couple of walks that would benefit from being completed in dry weather when you're more inclined to search out and find the many historical features along the route.
Birds seen or heard included:House sparrow, Buzzard, Blackbird, Nuthatch, Black-billed magpie, Woodpigeon, Grey partridge, Great tit, Chiffchaff, Carrion crow and Yellowhammer.
Several Rabbits were seen on route and Richard saw a Brown hare and Annie a Fox.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Black Dog at Waverton, where the best beer on offer was Everards Tiger.

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