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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.

Sunday, 17 January 2021

A Riverside Walk with a Purposeful Extension 17th January 2021

A Riverside Walk with a Purposeful Extension
An iconic venue - my first photo of 2021 with my repaired camera.
Part of my riverside walk, with views towards Moel Famau.

Moel Famau on the horizon.
Heading for the Higher Ferry Footbridge on my way home.
Distance: 6.4 niles. Climb: 125'.
Time: 2 hours 16 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
After an early rise to watch the cricket live from Sri Lanka, I decided that I would have a lazy day, despite the encouraging weather forecast.
However all changed when Currys/PC World phoned me to say that my camera had been repaired and was ready to be collected.
So my walk today involved walking along the riverside from Saltney, crossing the Saltney ferry Footbridge, up Ferry Lane to Sealand Road and along to pick up my camera from Currys/PC World. The return route was down Bumper's Lane to the river and along the Wales Coast Path to the Higher Ferry Footbrisge and back home over Mold Junction Bridge and through the Mainwaring Estate.
It was good to see lots of family groups out walk, a few cyclists and m only gripe today was four people on off road motor bikes crossing the Higher Ferry Footbridge and using the Wales Coast Path (on both sides of the river - all illegal as these are not bridle ways.
Birds seen or heard tody included: Mallard, Moorhen, Collared dove, Common blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Feral ,pigepn, Black billed magpie, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Carrion crow, European robin and Great tit.

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