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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.

Saturday, 8 February 2020

A Llantysilio Green Walk in Search of Snowdrops 8th February 2020

First views of the Horseshoe Falls as we leave the car park on the way to St. Tysilio's Church.
St. Tysilio's Church.
Snowdrops in St. Tysilio's Church cemetry.
A close up of some of the Snowdrops in St. Tysilio's Church cemetry.
Inside St. Tysilio's Church.
The start of the towpath to Llangollen.

Waving weeds in the Llangollen Canal.

More waving weeds in the Llangollen Canal.
Castell Dinas Bran from the West.
On the Clwydian Way heading towards World's End.
Valle Crucis Abbey from the Clwydian Way.
Our delightful "Korswecud" picnic spot on the Clwydian Way above Valle Crucis Abbey.
The Eglwyseg Escarpments from Pen-y-clawdd Farm.
The path across Pen-y-bryn.
Heading for the Dee Valley.
Walk stats: Distance: 8.2 miles. Climb: 1559'.
Time: 5 hours 1 minute. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Mike.
Despite the strong cool wind this was a good day for walking, and thankfully we did't experience any of the 30 m.p.h. gusts on most forecasts. Throughout the morning we were in bright sunshine, and as predicted it started to cloud over after 14-00. Thankfully the only rain we experienced was we headed for home.
 The first objective was to check out the status of the Snowdrops in St. Tysilio's Cemetry. We weren't disappointed - hopefully they will be even better by next Wednesday.
 On arriving at Llangollen, we started the steady climb up the path directing us to Castell Dinas Bran, so it wasn't long before we were getting good views of it.
 After lunch we encountered our first problem, we found the path we wanted descended too steeply into the valley bottom. After searching for an easy way down, we gave up, went back to the Clwydian Way and decended the next path just after Birch Cottage.
 The track from the Britanna Inn across Pen-y-bryn was apparently part of the Llantysilio Tramway.
 We arrived back at the car, having had a good walk and looking forward to a refreshing pint at the Chainbridge Hotel. Stonehuse Brewery's Sundance and Station Bitter went down well, but at £4-20 a pint , we will probably look for an alternative hostelry o future visits.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Common blacklbird, European robin, Blue tit, Mallard, Common buzzard, Common kestrel, Long tailed tit and Raven.
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