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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, 16 September 2010

Gadlys, Nant-y Flint and east of Holywell 16th September 2010


Looking across the Dee estuary towards the Wirral bathed in sunshine.

Nearly there, and the Sun is still shining

Plums, glorious plums or should it be "hold your plums"!

Walk stats: distance: 12.0 miles; Climb:1610'.
Time: 6 hours 7 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Phil, Sylvia and Dave J., Annie H., Sue and Michel.
The weather today was much kinder than we were expecting. Only a few minutes of rain throughout and the rest of the mainly in sunshine, and at times we were even accompanied by a lovely cooling breeze!
This walk was more of a challenge than usual, we soon found ourselves trekking through what seemed like a wilderness and for someone in shorts it wasn't good news!
This hazard over, we were soon able to enjoy superb views across the Dee estuary as we descended back down to New Brighton (East of Bagillt).
Other challenges included a very muddy section through the wood just outside Holywell (our own fault the better path was about 20 feet higher, I (we) must remember next time!).
The surprise of the day was to find a kissing gate erected in a 6' fence that had in the past been a barrier only 1 foot away from a stile and a waymark sign through it.
The highlight of the day, for some, was a tree full of ripe plums, slowing us down just a little!
Birds seen or heard today included; House sparrow, Common starling, Barn swallow, House martin, Blackbird, Great tit, Jay, Black-billed magpie, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Carrion crow, Black-headed gull, Nuthatch and Jackdaw.
Butterflies seen included; Red admiral and a Peacock.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn. The Lees bitter went down well, a pity I was driving!

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