Looking across the Dee Estuary from the Wirral Way south west of the Dungeon.
A small waterfall in The Dungeon.
On the path through the upper section of The Dungeon.
They must have had a pumpkin event in this field!
Yes it was a "Family Fright Night at Church Farm".
Thurstaston beach - taken by Wendy.
A Little Egret on the shore between Thurstaton an Caldy.
"I wish we were in Wales."
or
just admiring the view across the Dee Estuary.
Looking northward towards Hilbre from Caldy.
Autumnal colours in Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
Walking through the trees across Thurstaston Common.
Walk stats: Distance: 9.2 miles. limb: 433'.
Time: 4 hours 30 minutes. On he move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, and Wendy.
The forecast for today was not good, we could expect rain all day, particulary around the time we were expecting to stop for lunch.
It did rain, just after we had set, and particularly as we climbed through The Dungeon. thankfully it was very light, and least there was very little wind and it didn't feel quite as cold as the"feel like 5 Celsius" given on all of the weather forecasts.
Views across the Dee Estuary were somewhat unusual, as there seemed to be low cloud/mist clinging to the river but the hills of Wales rising above.
It wasn't long before I realised that I had left my binoculars in the car, and Michel suggested altering the planned route by returning to the car if it was at all possible. It was, but it meant we had to walk down Station Road from Thurstaston Parish Church, not once but twice - original planned route missed it out altogether!
This we did, and after picking up my binoculars, we set off across the beach towards Caldy.The tide was well out, but we did see a good number of waders and frequently heard the call of Eurasian curlews, Oystercatchers and Common redshank.
Arriving at Caldy, we debated whether we should have lunch on the beach, but ended up having lunch in the Caldy picnic site using one of the benches that had bee covered by fallen leaves almost like a table cloth.
After lunch, energised by some fortified fruit cake we climbed from Caldy through Stapledon Wood along its eastern edge.
Arriving at Royden Park, I decided it was time to stop for afternoon tea, but surprisingly I was the only one to partake of the remaining dregs of my fruit tea. In reality I had stopped to take off my jacket, change my shirt for the third time in order to feel more comfortable on the last leg of the walk.
Arriving back at the car, we had had a really good walk and made the most of the day and as a bonus had not experienced the level of rain on most forecasts.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Common blackbird, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Black billed magpie, Eurasian jay, Eurasian curlew, Shelduck, Common redshank, Carrion crow, Rook and Little egret.
After walk drinks were enjoyed in the Wheatsheaf Inn at Raby, where Plum Porter, Trapper's Hat and Coffee all went down well.
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