A Final Saltney Ferry, Balderton and Bretton Round.
A male House sparrow on top of a hedge in Sandy Lane, Saltney.
Hope Mountain from Sandy Lane Saltney.
One of the gardens at Bretton that the path crosses.
Looking across to the AMRC building from the waste ground near Tesco, Broughton.
Waving grasses.
Gulls following the tractor
Creeping cinquefoil
Distance: 6.7 miles. Climb: 125'.
Time: 3 hours 31 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
I set off at about 08-45, with blue skies above, a gentle breeze and a temperature perfect for walking. It changed very little throughout the walk.
The birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, commo starling, Common blackbird, Collared dove, House sparrow, European robin, Great tit, Woodpigeon, Barn swallow, House martin, Goldfinch, Blue tit, Greenfich, Common whitethroat, Winter wren, sedge warbler, Reed warbler, Lapwing, Skylark, Herring gull, Black headed gull, Lesser black back gull, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed bunting, Common chaffinch, Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion crow and Common buzzard.
I had the pleasure of hearing several Skylarks singing, but alas, didn't see a single one.
I didn't see anyone on the Saltney to Balderton path, and even along the Main Road through Balderton there was ony one othe walker. Cyclists and cars were quite frequent, but all today behaved as they should.
My slower than expected overall walking verage today was a direct consequence of a sad event that happened on the Saltney to Balderton Footpath. My newest GPS, couldn't cope with being used six days a week and stopped picking up satellite signals. I tried switching the device on and off - that didn't work. I then took the battery out, replaced it and switched it on again - still not picking up the satellite signals. Everything else works, so I will have to see if I can get it repaired. Thankfully I know my allowed walking area pretty well by now, so I don't really need the GPS to give my exact location on the map.
On Lesters Lane I saw a party of Blue Tits, and at least two were easily identified as being juveniles.
I decided to use the path from Bretton Lane through the gardens to the access road at the back of Tesco at Broughton. The first time I did this route the gaps in the fences were open and easy to see, but in a short time since then, the vegetation/garden shrubs have grown so much to partially hide the gaps.
Ed's Welsh Wanders
Conwy Mountain Circle via Dwygyfylchi From Llanduno Junction Shops.
Distance:10 warm miles.
Shelduck on the Conwy estuary sands.
Foxgloves with view - taken from near the Sychnant Pass.
Rabbit on Dwygyfylchi playground
A Carneddau pony foal takes a drink of milk.
Conwy Castle in the Sun.
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