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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 September 2012

Wat's Dyke and Caergwrle Castle 13 th September 2012

The Afon Alyn near Hope.
Walking on a section of Wat's Dyke between Hope and Caergwrle.
On one of the best pack-horse bridges, but where?
Hopefully Roger will be able to tell us when he's done his homework!
Roger's Homework.
Caergwrle Castle - our chosen lunch spot.
" I know you have to decide are you a sheep or a goat, but I'm not a goat, but I can't say I'm a sheep either!"
Walk stats: distance: 7.7 miles. Climb: 1261'. 
Time: 4 hours 40 minutes. n the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average 1.6 m.p.h. (I'm almost embarrassed, but at least we enjoy the views for longer!).
This was a almost a perfect day for walking weather-wise, not too hot, not too cold, not much wind and no rain.
This walk turned out to be a little shorter than usual, and reminded some of us of when we first started walking on Thursday, when most walks were around 6 miles and we were enjoying a celebratory pint before 15-15!
This was quite a very enjoyable walk, almost a stroll over parts that were new to us, and visiting Caergwrle Castle was a bonus, especially as we had lunch there too. Views were good too, especially early on when the Cheshire plain came into view.
Birds seen or heard today included: Blue tit, Carrion crow, Black-billed magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, European robin, Mistle thrush, Great spotted woodpecker, Goldfinch, Nuthatch and Common buzzard (lots of them, at least 12 over the whole walk).
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Red Lion in Penyfordd, where Brains and timothy Taylor brews were on off.. Both  tasted good, but they did present a challenge to the bar person as she diligently persevered to pull a perfect  pint.

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