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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.

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Welsh "Stay a Home" Lockdown Walk 4. A Stroll Along the Wales Coast Path As far as the Border with England. Wednesday 28th October 2020

A Stroll Along the Wales Coast Path As far as the Border with England.
This is one of four sculptures between River Lane and Saltney Ferry.
I think this is the Dandelion, but I may be wrong.
“Each of the sculptures is different and depict cow parsley, horsetail, dandelion and common reed but the beauty is in the detail” said artist Mike Johnson. “Incorporated into each sculpture are items reflecting the industrial and natural heritage of Saltney and the River Dee, from cockles to candles, rivets from boatbuilding and items from the railway.”
"If you won't slow down, I will just have to fly."
Just in case you couldn't identify the individual bird, it really was a pair of Moorhen on the River Dee.
Heading for the border. They didn't come back, so they must have gone across the border.
Any further and I will be breaking Welsh "Stay at Home" Lockdown Laws.
Distance: 4.8 miles. Climb: 82'.
Time: 1 hour 48 minutes. On the walking average: 2.9 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.7 m.p.h.
Grouip: Martyn.
This morning was the Funeral Service/ service Celebrating the Life of Sheila Owen, one of our WEF church family, so I watched the live streamed service before deciding on whether to walk or not.
Just before mid-day, the Sun came out, so it encorgaed me to set of on a short afternoon stroll. I decided to do one of my shorter walkers along the Wales Coast Path as far as the border with England - this is as far as I can legally go under current Welsh "Stay at Home" Lockdown laws.
I saw 14 cyclists and 1 jogger, but not one turned round at the border, although I may have missed anyone from England turning back before I got there.
It would seem that few users of the Wales Coast Path are prepared to follow Welsh "Stay at Home" Lockdown laws. It's no wonder people are grumbling about what Supermarkets should or should not be allowed to as under the guidance of being essential!
Not many birds about today, but those I did see included: Moorhem, Black billed magpie, Great cormorant, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Common gull, Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, Feral pigeon, House sparrow, Common starling and Common kestrel.
An enjoyable walk, starting anf finishing in bright sunshine, but with several light showers in between!






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