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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.

Friday, 1 January 2021

The First Riverside Walk of the Year 1st January 2021.

The First Riverside Walk of the Year
Looking towards the Saltney Ferry Footbridge from The Riverside,  River Lane, Saltney.
Looking towards the Clwydian Hills from the Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
The Clwydian Hills decked in snow.
Look carefully somewhere there is today's Dee tidal bore.


In times gone by.
Ist January 2008 - on Bryn Alyn.
1st January 2010 on Thurstaston Hill.
Distance: 7.0 miles. Climb: 95'.
Time: 2 hours 46 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.1 m.p.h Overall walk average: 2.5 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
It has become a tradition to have a walk on 1st January, sio I was determined to have one today, even though this would mean having to be my first Welsh "stay at home" lockdown walks of the year.
It wasn't perfect weatherwise, but in the main it was dry and at times the Clwydian Hill looked superb, decked in snow and in the the Sun , Moel Famau made me wish I was there.
I did see the tidal bore, but it wasn't very impressive.
Birds seen or heard included: Mallard, Moorhen, Common blackbird, Pied wagtail, Black billed magpie, Woodpigeon, European robin, House sparrow, Goldfinch, Grey heron, Great cormorant, Fieldfare, Carrio crow, Jackdaw, Herring gull, Black headed gull, Little egret and Little grebe.
An enjoyable walk to start the year, but making me think even more of absent friends.
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