Ewloe Castle and Wepre Park.
Wepre Brook from the path leading to Ewloe Castle.
Ewloe Castle from the Wepre Wood Path.
Looking towards Ewloe Castle from the east.
The path above the south side of the castle.
JW trying to avoid have a photo taken the path through Broadoak Wood.
Distance: 4.3 miles. Climb: 377'.
Time: 2 hour 8 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Jill.
A good day for walking, very little wind and a temperature of around 12 Celsius.
This is a very popular place, especially for dog walkers and today was no exception - thankfully all the dogs were friendly, even those that barked at us and as far as we could see, none of their owners left "poo bags" behind.
The most unusual thing we saw was a lady in a long dress standing in the middle of Wepre Brook waving a blue smoking flare in the air being watched by a couple of friends. She never gave an explanation concerning the action except that she was pregnant and doing it for herself!
We explored Ewloe Castle, before setting off along the Ewloe Green to Northop Hall Road to a chorus of barking dogs - residents of the nearby kennels.
Following the track of the dismantled railway line from Connah's Quay to Buckley was very pleasant with the Sun's rays able to penetrate the now diminished canopy.
The last part of the walk through the relatively new houses of Connah's Quay isn't very inspiring, but doing it with good company seems to make progress much quicker.
Not many birds seen or heard today but those I did included: Common blackbird, Wood nuthatch, Eurasian jay, European robin, Winter wren and Carrion crow.
We arrived back at the car, having had an enjoyable and JW feeling pleased with herself, having completed the walk without any problems.
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