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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 20 June 2020

Harris Hikers (still solo for some) Adventures Saturday 20th June 2020

An Afternoon Stroll in the Sun.
At The Riverside on River Lane, Saltney.
Moel famau from Mold Junction gutter outflow.
Looking towards Queensferry from the Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Oystercatchers on the river bank, north west of Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Distance: 3.6 miles. Climb: 83'.
I wasn't sure wherther I would have a walk today, but when the Sun came out at about 12-30, it encoraged me to at least take a short walk. 
Arriving at The Riverside, the river was stil pretty high, so the tide couldn't have been on its way out for long.
The birds semed to be having a mid-day siesta, but those I did see or hear included: House sparrow, Blackcap, Common chaffinch, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher, Lesser black back gull, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Common blackbird, Barn swallow, House martin and Comon buzzard.
A very enjoyable stroll around the usual riverside walk, it would have been even better had there been a few less cyclist groups on the Wales Coast Path.
Sue and Dave's Grebe on the River Dee at Chester.
Great crested grebe on the River Dee at Chester.
Ed's Welsh wanders.
Wildlife Walk Llanrwst to Betws Y Coed via Gwydyr Forest 
A 10 mile walk with Evelyn providing the photos.
Robin at Llyn-y-Parc.
Ugly Bug at Sculpture Maze.
Spiky caterpillar on forest track. 
I think this is an Oak Eggar moth catterpillar.
Friendly Domestic Goat on way down to Betws Y Coed.
Grey wagtail on Afon Llugwy Betws Y Coed.

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