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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.

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Harris Hikers Adventures (still solo for some) Tuesday 23rd June 2020

A Short Afternoon Stroll by the River.
The cleard way through The Riverside.
Look carefully and you may spot the only two birds on The Riverside at the moment.
Only a Woodpigeon the perching tre today.
Is it Musk mallow? If not what is it?
A brown butterfly that as yet I have been unable to identify.
Grass cutting on the embankment towards Cop House Cottages.
The Flint Bridge in sunshine.
Looking north eastward towards the Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Work in progress on the Mold Junction Road Bridge, Saltney Ferry.
Distance: 2.7 miles. Climb: 44'.
Time: 1 hour 14 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.7 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
A short walk to get in a little exercise before the heat and humidity became too unpleasant. 
I arrived at The Riverside to see that a man was cutting back some of the vegetation adjacent to the path. Although this had obviously resulted in the birds relocating, it was still very welcome as it reduced my chances to getting my legs stung by nettles or getting wet legs from overhanging plants wet after rain.
It was good to see plenty of family groups out on a bike ride opposed to the lycra clad racers.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, Moorhen, Chiffchaff, Common blackcap, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Blue tit, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Barn swallow, House martin, Common chaffinch, Black billed magpie, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, House  sparrow and Common swift.
Natural Resources Wales were working on the embankment between Saltney Ferry Footbridge and Cop House.
Work continues on the Mold Junction Road Bridge at Saltney Ferry. As I was crossing the bridge along the walkway around the actual work site, the lycra loonies had to be instructed to walk their bikes over through the work are having ignored the notice at bthe foot of the bridge telling them to do so.
An enjoyable hour and a bit walk, but glad to get home with the humidity rising. Thankfully my home getsvery little direct Sun until later on.

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