Our first view of Beeston Castle.
At Wharton's Locks on the Sandstone Trail.
Paul and Gordon on one of the field paths.
Dave J at the top of the original stile.
Sue taking the original stile, Michel opting for the easy way!
Walk stats:Distance:10.8 miles (11 miles on a different GPS). Climb:687'.
Time: 5 hours 0 minutes; On the move walking average:2.7 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Sylvia and Dave J., Phil, Paul, Gordon, Roger, Sue and Michel, Celia, Sue and Dave P.
Not the sunniest of days, and for some of the group a little on the cool side. In reality this was a good day for walking, not too much danger of "steaming"! This was a very pleasant walk on what we can regard as our local patch, although after a while I did get a little bored trekking through Maize fields!
Lunch spots were few and far between, but we were able to take advantage of the picnic area and tables by Beeston Castle.
The most unusual thing of note was a stile that had been created to go through the branches of a tree, although now you can avoid by just using a gate to the side of the stile.
It was good to have Dave Pearson with us just over a week after his eye operations. I thinks some of us were a little disappointed that he wasn't wearing protective goggles!
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, House martin, Barn swallow, Buzzard, Kestrel, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wheatear, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Black-billed magpie, Carrion crow, Mallard, Canada goose, Moorhen, Rook, Winter wren, Woodpigeon, Pheasant and Pied wagtail.
After walk drinks were taken at the Rising Sun in Tarporley, but we only just made it, it stopped serving at 3-00 p.m. The brews sampled were all Robinson's. The Unicorn was probably the best on offer, Bizzy Bee was Ok but Dizzy Blond was the worst drink I've tasted this year, well past its best, I should have taken it back!
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